self-pleasure
self-pleasure noun: masturbation.
Noun
self-pleasure (uncountable)
- masturbation
- delight in oneself; the state of being pleased with oneself.
- Midler's self-pleasure in the merriment and mesmerism she can muster is nicely tempered by her ability to laugh at and with herself.1983 April 9, Walta Borawski, “Midler in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 12
Verb
self-pleasure (third-person singular simple present self-pleasures, present participle self-pleasuring, simple past and past participle self-pleasured)
- To pleasure oneself; masturbate.
self-pleasure meaning in Tamil and Bengali
self-pleasure in Tamil
- self-pleasure
- சுய இன்பம் cuya iṉpam
self-pleasure in Bengali
- হস্তমৈথুন, নিজের প্রতি আনন্দ, নিজেকে সুখ দেওয়া, হস্তমৈথুন করা
Forms of self-pleasure
| third-person singular present | self-pleasures |
|---|---|
| present participle | self-pleasuring |
| past participle | self-pleasured |
| past | self-pleasured |
Origin of self-pleasure
From self- + pleasure.
Questions about self-pleasure
- What does self-pleasure mean?
- Self-pleasure means masturbation.
- What is self-pleasure in Tamil?
- Self-pleasure in Tamil is சுய இன்பம் (cuya iṉpam). See Self-pleasure meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is self-pleasure?
- Self-pleasure can be a noun or a verb.
Words near self-pleasure in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-pleasure (page history and authors); சுய இன்பம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); self-pleasure (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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