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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | plaisir; PLEASE2 |
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plea‧sure S2 W2
1 [uncountable] the feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction that you get from an experience [↪ pleasant]
2 [countable] an activity or experience that you enjoy very much [↪ pleasant]: the simple pleasures of life
the simple pleasures of life3 used when someone has thanked you for doing something and you want to say that you were glad to do it
(it's) my pleasure
spoken4 [singular] spoken formal used to be polite when you are meeting someone, asking for something, agreeing to do something etc
It'll be a pleasure/With pleasure (=used to respond to a request) 'Give the kids a hug for me.' 'With pleasure.'
'Give the kids a hug for me.' 'With pleasure.'5 if you can do something at your pleasure, you can do it when you want to and in the way you want to
at your pleasure
formal6 if someone is put in prison at his or her Majesty's pleasure, there is no fixed limit to the time they have to spend there
