The difference between Pleasure and Want

When used as nouns, pleasure means a state of being pleased or contented, whereas want means a desire, wish, longing.

When used as verbs, pleasure means to give or afford pleasure to, whereas want means to wish for or to desire (something).

Pleasure is also interjection with the meaning: pleased to meet you.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pleasure and Want

  1. Pleasure as a noun (uncountable):

    A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

    Examples:

    "He remembered with pleasure his home and family."

    "I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax."

  2. Pleasure as a noun (countable):

    A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.

    Examples:

    "It was a pleasure to meet you."

    "Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures."

  3. Pleasure as a noun (uncountable):

    One's preference.

    Examples:

    "What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?"

  4. Pleasure as a noun (formal, uncountable):

    The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.

    Examples:

    "to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked"

    "to be imprisoned [[at Her Majesty's pleasure at Her Majesty's pleasure]]upright : to be imprisoned indefinitely"

    "at Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires"

  1. Pleasure as a verb (transitive):

    To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.

    Examples:

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  2. Pleasure as a verb (transitive):

    To give sexual pleasure to.

    Examples:

    "Johnny pleasured Jackie orally last night."

  3. Pleasure as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.

    Examples:

    "to go pleasuring"

  1. Want as a verb (transitive):

    To wish for or to desire (something).

    Examples:

    "What do you want to eat?  I want you to leave.  I never wanted to go back to live with my mother.  I want to be an astronaut when I'm older.  I don't want him to marry Gloria, I want him to marry me!  What do you want from me?  Do you want anything from the shops?"

  2. Want as a verb (intransitive, now, dated):

    To be lacking or deficient; not to exist.

    Examples:

    "There was something wanting in the play."

  3. Want as a verb (transitive):

    To lack, not to have (something).

  4. Want as a verb (colloquial, usually second person, often future tense):

    should; to be advised to do something

    Examples:

    "You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."

  5. Want as a verb (transitive, colloquial, with [[verbal noun]] as object):

    To be in need of; to require (something).

    Examples:

    "That chair wants fixing."

  6. Want as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

  1. Want as a noun (countable):

    A desire, wish, longing.

  2. Want as a noun (countable, often, followed by {{m, of):

    }} Lack, absence.

  3. Want as a noun (uncountable):

    Poverty.

  4. Want as a noun:

    Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.

  5. Want as a noun (UK, mining):

    A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

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