Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleasureful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plea-sure-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That gives pleasure; delightful, pleasurable.

Example Sentences

"Schroeder's film shows that the overt S/M act is no different from the love affair, that pain is inherent in all relationships we prefer to think of as pleasureful."

Etymology

From pleasure + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pleasure

Inflected Forms

more pleasureful (comparative) most pleasureful (superlative)

Derived Forms

pleasurefully

Questions

What does pleasureful mean?: That gives pleasure; delightful, pleasurable.
Where does pleasureful come from?: From pleasure + -ful.

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