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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | satisfaction |
| Synonyms: | delight, enjoyment, fruition, fulfillment, glee, hit, indulgence, joy, kicks, luxury, pleasure, recompense, regalement, relish, reward, sure shock, thrill |
| Antonyms: | disappointment, dissatisfaction, upset |
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertaining, making someone laugh |
| Synonyms: | action, ball*, beguilement, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, field day, fun, fun and games, gladdening, gratification, grins, high time, hilarity, hoopla*, laughs, laughter, merriment, merry go round, mirth, picnic, play, pleasing, pleasure, regalement, whoopee |
| Antonyms: | boredom |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comfort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good feeling; ease |
| Synonyms: | abundance, alleviation, amenity, assuagement, bed of roses, cheer, cheerfulness, complacency, contentment, convenience, coziness, creature comforts, enjoyment, exhilaration, facility, gratification, happiness, luxury, opulence, peacefulness, pleasure, plenty, poise, quiet, relaxation, relief, repose, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, snugness, succor, sufficiency, warmth, well-being |
| Antonyms: | aggravation, annoyance, bother, botheration, distress, exasperation, irritation, torment, torture |
| Main Entry: | content |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comfort, happiness |
| Synonyms: | contentment, ease, gratification, peace, peace of mind, pleasure, satisfaction |
| Antonyms: | discontent, displeasure, uncomfortableness, unhappiness |
| Main Entry: | contentment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comfort, happiness |
| Synonyms: | complacency, content, contentedness, ease, equanimity, fulfillment, gladness, gratification, peace, pleasure, repletion, satisfaction, serenity |
| Antonyms: | discomfort, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, misery, sadness, unhappiness |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enjoyment, happiness |
| Synonyms: | contentment, delectation, ecstasy, enchantment, felicity, fruition, gladness, glee, gratification, hilarity, jollity, joy, joyance, mirth, pleasure, rapture, relish, satisfaction, transport |
| Antonyms: | depression, disappointment, dismay, melancholy, misery, pain, sorrow, trouble, unhappiness |
| Main Entry: | dissipation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, entertainment, occasionally to excess |
| Synonyms: | bender, binge, blow-out, bust, celebration, circus, distraction, diversion, divertissement, gratification, party, recreation, self-indulgence, tear*, toot, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment, recreation |
| Synonyms: | amusement, ball, beguilement, delectation, delight, disport, dissipation, distraction, divertissement, enjoyment, field day, frivolity, fun, fun and games, game, gratification, grins, high time, hoopla*, laughs, levity, merry-go-round, pastime, picnic, play, pleasure, relaxation, relish, sport, whoopee |
| Antonyms: | chore, task, vocation, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace, quiet; lack of difficulty |
| Synonyms: | affluence, ataraxia, bed of roses, calm, calmness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness, leisure, luxury, passivity, peace of mind*, prosperity, quietness, quietude, relaxation, repose, requiescence, rest, restfulness, satisfaction, security, serenity, supinity, tranquility |
| Antonyms: | difficulty, disquiet, excitableness, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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