plea·sure 
/ˈplɛʒɚ/ noun
plural plea·sures /ˈplɛʒɚ/ noun 1 [noncount] a : a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction : a pleasant or pleasing feeling
▪ I paint for the sheer/pure pleasure of it. ▪ intense physical/sexual pleasure ▪ He smiled with pleasure. ▪ She gets pleasure from helping others. [=she enjoys helping others] ▪ She takes pleasure in [=enjoys] her work. ▪ His grandparents took great/special pleasure in seeing him graduate from college.
b : activity that is done for enjoyment
▪ Is this trip for business or pleasure? 2 [count] : something or someone that causes a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
▪ It's been a pleasure working with you. = You were a pleasure to work with. [=I enjoyed working with you] ▪ It would be my pleasure to help. [=I would be glad to help] ▪ It is a special pleasure for me to be here with you today. ▪ Now I can enjoy the simple pleasures of life, like spending time with my family. ▪ “Thanks for your help.” “(It was) My pleasure.” [=I was happy to help] ▪ Dark chocolate is a guilty pleasure of mine. [=something that I enjoy even though it causes guilty feelings]
▪ I paint for the sheer/pure pleasure of it. ▪ intense physical/sexual pleasure ▪ He smiled with pleasure. ▪ She gets pleasure from helping others. [=she enjoys helping others] ▪ She takes pleasure in [=enjoys] her work. ▪ His grandparents took great/special pleasure in seeing him graduate from college.
b : activity that is done for enjoyment
▪ Is this trip for business or pleasure?
▪ It's been a pleasure working with you. = You were a pleasure to work with. [=I enjoyed working with you] ▪ It would be my pleasure to help. [=I would be glad to help] ▪ It is a special pleasure for me to be here with you today. ▪ Now I can enjoy the simple pleasures of life, like spending time with my family. ▪ “Thanks for your help.” “(It was) My pleasure.” [=I was happy to help] ▪ Dark chocolate is a guilty pleasure of mine. [=something that I enjoy even though it causes guilty feelings]
at someone's pleasure or at the pleasure of someone
— used to say that something is done or can be done because someone wants it to be done ▪ The building can be converted to condominiums at the owner's pleasure. ▪ I serve at the pleasure of the president, and I will continue to serve as long as the president wants me to.
what's your pleasure?
informal — used to ask what drink someone would like to be served
with pleasure
— used to say that you are happy to do something for someone ▪ “Would you deliver a message for me?” “Yes, with pleasure.”
