1. pleasure principle

noun. (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality.
Synonyms
pleasure-unpleasure principle pleasure-pain principle principle
Antonyms
reality principle pleasure principle yang yin

2. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
Synonyms
yin rule generalisation pillar yang feng shui generality generalization
Antonyms
yang yin dark light black
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

3. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) A rule or standard especially of good behavior.
Synonyms
value orientation Hellenism accounting principle scruple accounting standard judicial doctrine value chivalry knightliness ethic value-system legal principle judicial principle moral principle
Antonyms
white overestimate overvalue undervalue underestimate
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

4. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) A basic truth or law or assumption.
Synonyms
natural law insurrectionism law bedrock reality principle basics fundamental principle logic pleasure-pain principle pleasure principle pleasure-unpleasure principle basic principle fundamentals conservation Tao dictate
Antonyms
reality principle pleasure principle unimportance worthlessness criticize
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

5. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system.
Synonyms
principle of liquid displacement principle of superposition rule localisation of function mass action Le Chatelier's law localisation mass-energy equivalence mass-action principle Ockham's Razor Gestalt law of organization Le Chatelier principle law law of nature Gestalt principle of organization Naegele's rule superposition principle Occam's Razor Gresham's Law superposition Le Chatelier's principle localization of function localization localization principle principle of parsimony principle of equivalence Le Chatelier-Braun principle localisation principle Huygens' principle of superposition law of parsimony
Antonyms
disesteem look down on disrespect darkness lightness
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

6. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).
Synonyms
explanation rationale dialectics
Antonyms
misconception civil law international law importance
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

7. principle

noun. (ˈprɪnsəpəl) Rule of personal conduct.
Synonyms
rule ethical code precept hypothetical imperative prescript caveat emptor ethic higher law moral principle
Antonyms
discourtesy particularity general specific individuality
Etymology
principle (English)
principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
principium (Latin)

8. pleasure

noun. (ˈplɛʒɝ) A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience.
Synonyms
enjoyment sexual pleasure feeling delectation pleasance pleasantness delight comfort
Antonyms
unpleasantness pain pride unpleasant agreeableness

9. pleasure

noun. (ˈplɛʒɝ) Something or someone that provides a source of happiness.
Synonyms
positive stimulus joy delight
Antonyms
dislike ingratitude sadness despair

10. pleasure

noun. (ˈplɛʒɝ) Sexual gratification.
Synonyms
sexual practice sex activity sexual activity sex
Antonyms
humility concern liking levity calmness
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