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What is the difference between Enjoyment and Pleasure?

What is the difference between Enjoyment and Pleasure?

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Asked by G. Woods, Last updated: Nov 09, 2024

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Answered Nov 03, 2020

The terms enjoyment and pleasure might have some similarities, but there are still some differences between them. When you check the dictionary, the word 'enjoyment' means the condition of enjoying anything. However, it also means the pleasure that you derive from something. Most times, when we engage in different kinds of activities, we are always quick to refer to the pleasure we get from it as enjoyment. On the other hand, the word 'pleasure' means a state of being pleased. It also means something that causes enjoyment. You can also use the word pleasure as an idiom to mean "as you want." For instance, "it is my pleasure to introduce my friends to you all." Another difference is that pleasurable activities can only give immediate benefits. In other words, we only invest in pleasurable activities because of its immediate rewards. On the contrary, enjoyable activities will give both immediate and future benefits.
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Answered Oct 21, 2020

When you say pleasure, this means that you will feel a sense of contentment because you know that you have achieved something that you have always known that you deserve all along. This means that something that you know you can get has already found its way to you or you have already done something in order to get it. When you say enjoyment, this means that you are experiencing something that goes beyond what you have expected for yourself. You may feel that you are able to improve and enhance your abilities far more than what you have thought you would get. Experiencing both can be fun and can give people happiness for a certain period of time.
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