Definition of PLEASANCE

pleasance

Meanings

Plural: pleasances

Noun

  • a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
  • a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
  • A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
  • Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
  • The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English plaisaunce, plesaunce, from Old French plaisance. By surface analysis, please + -ance.

Synonyms

pleasure, pleasure garden

Antonyms

pain

Scrabble Score: 13

pleasance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pleasance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pleasance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

pleasance is a valid Words With Friends word