Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Pleasure has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
"After finally finding their lost dog, the family felt a deep sense of pleasure at being reunited as they walked home together."
In plain English: Pleasure is the good feeling you get when something makes you happy or satisfied.
"We went out to dinner for my birthday as a special pleasure."
Usage: Use "pleasure" to describe a feeling of happiness or satisfaction derived from an experience, such as taking pleasure in reading a good book. Avoid using it as a polite substitute for "please," which is the correct word for making requests.
To give or afford pleasure to.
"The soft music seemed to please everyone in the room, offering a quiet pleasure that eased their tired minds."
In plain English: To take pleasure means to enjoy something very much.
"We went to the park just to pleasure ourselves with a nice walk in the sun."
Usage: As a transitive verb, to pleasure means to delight or satisfy someone by providing enjoyment or gratification. It is almost always followed directly by an object, such as in the phrase "the movie pleased the audience."
pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
"When I offered to help her move into her new apartment, she smiled and said it was truly my pleasure to assist."
The word pleasure entered English in the Middle Ages as a borrowing from Old French that originally meant "to please." It ultimately traces its roots back to Latin placeō, which also carried the meaning of seeming good or pleasing.