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pleasurization

pleasurization noun: the act of pleasurizing.

Noun

pleasurization (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act of pleasurizing.
    • The transit of a nail through a plank, the compression of a column of steel, the tense stretch of aluminum skin, the modulation of a breeze, the framing of a view, the pleasurization of a place form the metrics of the built machine.1987, Robert MacCarter, Building Machines, Princeton Architectural Press, →ISBN, page 62
    • For entertainment to wax, do we need drudgery, pain and dreariness to expand, to provide a base from which to escape? Should we not welcome the pleasurization of all aspects of life, even if only, for now, for a minority of the world's population?2002, Richard Dyer, Only Entertainment, Routledge, →ISBN, page 179

Origin of pleasurization

From pleasure + -ization.

Questions about pleasurization

What does pleasurization mean?
Pleasurization means the act of pleasurizing.
What part of speech is pleasurization?
Pleasurization is a noun.

Words near pleasurization in the dictionary

  1. pleasuring
  2. pleasuring oneself
  3. pleasurings
  4. pleasurist
  5. pleasurists
  6. pleasurization
  7. pleasurize
  8. pleasurized
  9. pleasurizes
  10. pleasurizing
  11. pleasurous

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