el placer
pleasure
Sentimiento de alegría o satisfacción que se tiene al hacer o sentir algo agradable.
Definition & meaning
- Pleasure or enjoyment: a pleasant feeling or experience. It can also refer to something that gives pleasure.
- A pleasure: used to express delight, particularly when meeting someone or helping.
- As a rare, literary verb, to please or to be pleasing to.
Grammar & Word origin
As a noun, placer is masculine: el placer. Its plural is placeres. It comes from Latin placēre, “to please.”
The verb placer is uncommon in modern Spanish and is mainly found in literary or formal expressions.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonyms: goce and disfrute emphasize the experience of enjoyment. Gusto can mean pleasure or liking, but also has other meanings, such as “taste.”
- Antonyms: dolor means “pain,” while sufrimiento means “suffering.” Both contrast with pleasure, though neither is an exact opposite in every context.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Fue un gran placer conocerlo.noun
It was a great pleasure to meet him.
Fue un placer conocerte.noun
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Siempre es un placer leer libros interesantes.noun
It is always a pleasure to read interesting books.
Es un placer conocerte.noun
It is a pleasure to meet you.
Viajar es un gran placer.noun
Traveling is a great pleasure.
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