The difference between Pleasure and Will

When used as nouns, pleasure means a state of being pleased or contented, whereas will means one's independent faculty of choice.

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


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

check bellow for the other definitions of Pleasure and Will

  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. Will as a verb (rare, transitive):

    To wish, desire (something).

    Examples:

    "Do what you will."

  2. Will as a verb (rare, intransitive):

    To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

  3. Will as a verb (auxiliary):

    To habitually do (a given action).

  4. Will as a verb (auxiliary):

    To choose to (do something); .

    Examples:

    "I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

  5. Will as a verb (auxiliary):

    Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare .

  6. Will as a verb (auxiliary):

    To be able to, to have the capacity to.

    Examples:

    "Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

  7. Will as a verb (auxiliary):

  1. Will as a noun:

    One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.

    Examples:

    "Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason."

  2. Will as a noun:

    One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.

    Examples:

    "Eventually I submitted to my parents' will."

  3. Will as a noun:

    The act of choosing to do something; a person's conscious intent or volition.

    Examples:

    "Most creatures have a will to live."

  4. Will as a noun:

    A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.

  5. Will as a noun (archaic):

    That which is desired; one's wish.

  6. Will as a noun (archaic):

    Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)

    Examples:

    "He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."

  1. Will as a verb (archaic):

    To wish, desire.

  2. Will as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

  3. Will as a verb (transitive):

    To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

    Examples:

    "All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

  4. Will as a verb (transitive):

    To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

    Examples:

    "He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."