1. A pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
   "The aristocrats enjoyed afternoon tea in the pleasance behind their estate"
    
2. A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
   "The garden provided a deep sense of pleasance";
   - pleasure

Derived forms: pleasances

Type of: feeling, retreat

Antonym: pain

Encyclopedia: Pleasance, Richard