Bible Dictionaries
Pleasure

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; - opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc.

(2):

(n.) What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose.

(3):

(n.) That which pleases; a favor; a gratification.

(4):

(v. t.) To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.

(5):

(v. i.) To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

(6):

(n.) The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; - opposed to pain, sorrow, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pleasure'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pleasure.html. 1828.