take pleasure
Find joy in
To take pleasure is to enjoy or find satisfaction in something: She takes pleasure in her garden, He took great pleasure in proving them wrong.
The phrase often implies savoring an experience deliberately rather than passively enjoying it.
Taking pleasure in another's misfortune suggests a darker satisfaction.
Enjoy with full attention
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- indulgeSatisfy a craving
- baskEnjoy radiant warmth
- revelCelebrate with abandon
luxuriate · delight · appreciate · cherish · treasure · embrace · adore · rejoice
State of fulfilled desires
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
serenity · peace · comfort · ease · well-being · satiety · completion · tranquility
Perfect, serene felicity
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- elationIntense triumphant joy
exhilaration · thrill · exultation · glee · mirth · buoyancy · enchantment · enthrallment
Intense, expressive happiness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- jollityCheerful liveliness
gaiety · cheerfulness · conviviality · carousing · feasting · toasting · merrymaking · rejoicing
savor
Enjoy with full attention
revel · luxuriate · delight · appreciate · cherish · treasure · embrace · adore · rejoice · gratify
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- happinessJoyful emotional state
contentment · serenity · peace · comfort · ease · well-being · satiety · completion · tranquility · repose
bliss
Perfect, serene felicity
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
elation · exhilaration · thrill · exultation · glee · mirth · buoyancy · enchantment · enthrallment · titillation
jubilation
Intense, expressive happiness
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
jollity · gaiety · cheerfulness · conviviality · carousing · feasting · toasting · merrymaking · rejoicing · triumph