A collection of words for happiness, delight, and elation — from everyday vocabulary to rare and beautiful gems.
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forelsket
noun
The indescribable euphoria you feel when falling in love for the first time.
orgasm
The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
climax
sexual climax
hike
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
hiking
tramp
joyride
A ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
jaunt
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
outing
pleasure trip
sashay
junketing
Taking an excursion for pleasure
cruise
An ocean trip taken for pleasure
sail
boating
Water travel for pleasure
yachting
primrose path
A life of ease and pleasure
bathe
The act of swimming for pleasure or recreation; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"
profligacy
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
licentiousness
looseness
power trip
(slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people
pleasure
Sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"
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