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pleasaunce

/ˈplɛz(ə)ns/

pleasaunce is the alternative form of pleasance.

Meaning of pleasance

Noun

pleasance (countable and uncountable, plural pleasances)

  1. A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
    • the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses1859, John Ruskin, The Two Paths
    Synonyms:
    pleasure garden
  2. (obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
  3. (obsolete) The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.
    • Now ſtands the Brere like a Loꝛd alone, / Puffed vp with pꝛyde and vaine pleaſaunce: […]1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Februarie. Ægloga Secunda.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC, folio 6, verso

See all 5 meanings of pleasance

Forms of pleasaunce

pluralpleasaunces

Words that rhyme with pleasaunce

Questions about pleasaunce

What is pleasaunce the alternative form of?
Pleasaunce is the alternative form of pleasance.
How do you pronounce pleasaunce?
Pleasaunce is pronounced /ˈplɛz(ə)ns/.

Words near pleasaunce in the dictionary

  1. pleasantry
  2. pleasants
  3. Pleasants County
  4. pleasantsome
  5. Pleasantville
  6. pleasaunce
  7. pleasaunces
  8. pleasaunt
  9. pleasauntly
  10. please
  11. please clap

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