Pleasure

Enjoyable feeling from something that satisfies.

Family Joy
Valence strongly positive
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Pain

Enjoyable feeling from something that satisfies. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where pleasure lives in the body

Face
Heat, flush, expression building
Moderate
Head
Lightness
Quiet
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet
Stomach
A gentle stir
Quiet

Related emotions

A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for pleasure. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.