Pleasure and Woe

Pleasure

Pleasure noun - The feeling experienced when one's wishes are met.
Usage example: nothing gives me more pleasure than a hot meal after a long day

Woe is an antonym for pleasure in delight topic.

Woe

Woe noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: the incessant woe that has haunted her since the death of her husband

Pleasure is an antonym for woe in suffering topic.

Nearby Word: woeful

How words are described

little little pleasure little woe
private private pleasure private woe

Both words in one sentence

  • When the Clock Strikes Twelve In Also Sprach Zarathustra, Zarathustra meditates deeply at midnight on man, sleep, awakening, the world, woe, pleasure and eternity, all between the first and twelfth strokes.
  • When the Clock Strikes Twelve: Zarathustra meditates deeply at midnight on man, sleep, awakening, the world, woe, pleasure and eternity, all between the first and twelfth strokes.
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