Definition

Noun: * Pleasure; delight; enjoyment: A state of feeling happy, satisfied, or gratified, often from sensory or aesthetic experiences. * Voluptuousness; sensual pleasure: A deeper, often more intense or hedonistic form of pleasure, particularly related to physical and sensory gratification.

Usage Examples

• (Humans always seek pleasure and avoid suffering.)
• (The philosophy of hedonism is to maximize pleasure.)
• (He immersed himself in worldly pleasures.)

Advanced Usage

• Chủ nghĩa khoái lạc (Hedonism): A philosophical doctrine that emphasizes pleasure as the highest good and the proper aim of human life.
  • Chủ nghĩa khoái lạc cổ đại không chỉ đơn thuần là tìm kiếm lạc thú. (Ancient hedonism was not merely about seeking sensual pleasure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khoái (adj/verb): A more casual and common term for "pleased," "to like," or "to enjoy."
  • Tôi khoái món ăn này. (I really like this dish.)
• Lạc thú (n): A close synonym, often interchangeable with "khoái lạc," meaning pleasure or delight.

Synonyms

• Pleasure: A feeling of happy satisfaction.
• Delight: Great pleasure.
• Enjoyment: The state of taking pleasure in something.
• Voluptuousness: Suggesting sensual pleasure.

Related Concepts

• Hedonism: The ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life. This is the direct translation for "chủ nghĩa khoái lạc."

noun

1. pleasure; delight