"pleasureless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: pleasure + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pleasure|less}} pleasure + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pleasureless (not comparable)
  1. Without pleasure. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pleasureless-en-adj-5fjathwt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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