PLEASANCES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

pleasances

noun

plural of pleasance

as in enjoyments

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Noun

Horror may now be respectable enough for its own sprawling exhibition at the Academy Museum, but Criterion’s October lineup proves there are still plenty of disreputable pleasures to be found.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The usual pleasures of reading about the courtroom—the vicarious thrill of being both detective and jury—give way to the slower burn of cultural analysis.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasures

Noun

These stages, often tucked away from the noise of the headliners, tend to be a trove of delights, giving up-and-comers a chance to play to the biggest crowds of their careers.

— Stuart Heritage, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026
Here, the now-local shares the shoulder-season delights that keep her on-island year-round as well as her favorite hotel-slash-taverna for a warming meal and stay.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of delights

Noun

Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026

Definition of amusements

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