pleasuredom
pleasuredom noun: synonym of pleasure.
Noun
pleasuredom (countable and uncountable, plural pleasuredoms)
- Synonym of pleasure.
- He looked at the card twice; and was ashamed to think that he was actually tempted to stick it on the chimney-piece; but he thought how contemptible this would be, and even took the trouble to throw it into the fire. And now what cheer? A small note and a woman's hand-writing—more palpitations of...1854, Henry Coke, High and Low; Or, Life's Chances and Changes, volume I, London, England: Hurst and Blackett, page 141
- Alice's small room was a bewildering picture of girlish vanities and pretty disorder. A pale blue brocade, which contrasted well with her fair skin and heavy yellow hair, occupied the bed; a mountain of fresh white garments, tucked and fluted, were thrown over a chair, like foam tossed up by a...1899, Laura B. Marsh, “Chapter V: A ball in Dolores”, in A Little Queen of Tragedy, Chicago, Illinois: Homewood Publishing Company, page 121
- Synonyms:
- pleasure
- Synonym of pleasuredome.
- Fellow members of the Bohemian Club, august sanctuary of San Francisco tradition, most of them shared a mellow view of architecture and were damned if they would kill themselves advancing the modern cause in new materials and organic form. New York City's 1939 Fair already had a lien on the World...1939, Time, volume 33, page 20
- Synonyms:
- pleasuredome
Examples of pleasuredom in a sentence
- Better by far live in the wilderness, beware of pleasuredom, and seek a "world of glass." But dry wood will burn.1854, Henry Coke, High and Low; Or, Life's Chances and Changes, volume I, London, England: Hurst and Blackett, page 141:
- To his receptive mind the place and its denizens were the acme of high life and pleasuredom.1923, A. J. Howcroft, “Chimney J⸺”, in Tales of a Pennine People, H. C. Lee, Whitehead & Co Ltd, page 168:
Synonyms of pleasuredom
Forms of pleasuredom
| plural | pleasuredoms |
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Origin of pleasuredom
By surface analysis, pleasure + -dom, but almost undoubtedly influenced by pleasuredome; not attested therebefore.
Questions about pleasuredom
- What does pleasuredom mean?
- Pleasuredom means synonym of pleasure.
- How do you use pleasuredom in a sentence?
- Better by far live in the wilderness, beware of pleasuredom, and seek a "world of glass." But dry wood will burn.
- What part of speech is pleasuredom?
- Pleasuredom is a noun.
- What is the plural of pleasuredom?
- The plural of pleasuredom is pleasuredoms.
Words near pleasuredom in the dictionary
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