1570s, "giving or capable of giving pleasure," from pleasure (n.) + -able. Related: Pleasurability; pleasurably; pleasurableness. For sense, compare comfortable. The meaning "capable of receiving pleasure" has been rare. Middle English had plesable "capable of pleasing."
good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read
full of happiness and pleasurable excitement
pleasantry
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pleasure-seeker
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