pleasure

considerable, deep, enormous, great, intense

She felt considerable pleasure when her daughter called to say she'd passed her driving test.

genuine, real

pure, sheer

quiet

She found quiet pleasure in reading books alone in her garden every afternoon.

obvious

endless

My grandmother gets endless pleasure from gardening in her backyard every weekend.

malicious, perverse, sadistic

vicarious

She experiences vicarious pleasure watching her daughter succeed at school.

aesthetic, physical, sensual, sexual

bring (sb), give (sb), provide

derive, find, gain, get, take

She finds great pleasure in teaching her grandchildren how to bake bread together.

for ~

My daughter paints for pleasure on weekends, not because anyone asked her to.

with ~

She smiled with pleasure when she opened the gift from her grandmother.

~ at

My parents were delighted at the pleasure of finally meeting their grandchild.

~ from

He gets a lot of pleasure from spending time with his grandchildren.

~ in

She finds great pleasure in gardening on weekend mornings.

business and pleasure

When she travels for conferences, she always extends her trip to mix business with pleasure.

have the pleasure of sth

I had the pleasure of meeting your mother at the conference last week.

great

doubtful, dubious

Taking a long flight with young children can be a dubious pleasure for any parent.

little, simple

Having a cup of tea in the morning is one of my simple pleasures.

fleeting, momentary, temporary

have

We had such pleasure watching our daughter perform in her school play last night.

enjoy

forego

boat, craft

the pleasures of life

My grandfather finds great joy in discovering the pleasures of life after retiring.

the pleasures of the flesh

Many people struggle to resist the pleasures of the flesh as they get older.