pleasurability


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pleas·ur·a·ble

 (plĕzh′ər-ə-bəl)
adj.
Agreeable; gratifying.

pleas′ur·a·bil′i·ty, pleas′ur·a·ble·ness n.
pleas′ur·a·bly adv.
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pleasurability

(ˌplɛʒərəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
n
the characteristic of being pleasurable
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