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pleasuredom

pleasuredom noun: synonym of pleasure.

Noun

pleasuredom (countable and uncountable, plural pleasuredoms)

  1. 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
  2. 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

pluralpleasuredoms

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

  1. pleasurebot
  2. pleasurebots
  3. pleasurecraft
  4. pleasured
  5. pleasured oneself
  6. pleasuredom
  7. pleasuredome
  8. pleasuredomes
  9. pleasuredoms
  10. pleasureful
  11. pleasurefully

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