Thesaurus / pleasure
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In this time of shelter-in-place and social distancing, while restaurants have switched to delivery-only or closed entirely, eating — and finding the pleasure in eating, wherever we can — has taken on a whole new urgency.
EATER AT HOMEEATER STAFFAUGUST 28, 2020EATERWatching Eric Andre dance along the edge of way too far is a pleasure.
THIS WEEKEND: MIX YOUR COFFEE WITH … LEMONADE?FIONA ZUBLINAUGUST 14, 2020OZYWith its pleasures and plumage, its elaborate and often exhausting mating rituals, it has the power to smash up and patch up lives.
SEX IS DRIVEN BY THE IMPETUS TO CHANGE - ISSUE 88: LOVE & SEXJILL NEIMARKAUGUST 12, 2020NAUTILUSOn a recent weekday morning, I had the pleasure of meeting her in a Zoom call.
COVID-19 WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE LIVE AS OLDER ADULTSLILA MACLELLANJULY 26, 2020QUARTZConfronted with several possible actions, we predict which will be most rewarding based on experience—weighing the pleasure of eating a chocolate chip cookie against avoiding a cavity and trip to the dentist.
DEEPMIND’S NEWEST AI PROGRAMS ITSELF TO MAKE ALL THE RIGHT DECISIONSJASON DORRIERJULY 26, 2020SINGULARITY HUB A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYBig Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSAs Felipe approached, the old man's face beamed with pleasure, and he came forward totteringly, leaning on a staff in each hand.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONHe used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWORDS RELATED TO PLEASURE
- aim
- appetite
- attitude
- character
- conviction
- craving
- decision
- decisiveness
- decree
- design
- desire
- determination
- discipline
- discretion
- disposition
- fancy
- feeling
- hankering
- heart's desire
- inclination
- intention
- liking
- longing
- mind
- option
- passion
- pining
- pleasure
- power
- preference
- prerogative
- purpose
- resolution
- resolve
- self-control
- self-discipline
- self-restraint
- temperament
- urge
- velleity
- volition
- willfulness
- willpower
- wish
- wishes
- yearning
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