English Explanatory Dictionary

pleasance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
  2. Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
  3. The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.
name
  1. A female given name from French.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɛzəns/

Word forms

pleasance pleasances plaisance plaisaunce pleasaunce

Etymology

From Middle English plaisaunce, plesaunce, from Old French plaisance. By surface analysis, please + -ance.

Synonyms

pleasure garden

Related words

pleasurance
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