List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 291

SYNONYMS: pleasure, enjoyment, delight, joy.
These nouns denote a pleasant feeling, as of happiness or personal satisfaction, evoked by something that is to one's liking.

Pleasure is the least specific: One of the greatest pleasures of life is conversation.
Enjoyment suggests pleasure, often abiding pleasure, arising from something gratifying or beneficial: Books are her major source of enjoyment.
Delight implies keen but sometimes transitory pleasure: There is delight in singing.
Joy suggests an intense and especially an ecstatic or exultant state; the word is often associated with sharing, self-realization, or high-mindedness: The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just fallen in love is undisguisable.