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pleased as punch

please as punch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pleez az puhnch]
    • /pliz æz pʌntʃ/
    • /pliːzd əz pʌntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleez az puhnch]
    • /pliz æz pʌntʃ/

Definitions of pleased as punch words

  • noun pleased as punch the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show. 1
  • idioms pleased as punch pleased as Punch, highly pleased; delighted: They were pleased as Punch at having been asked to come along. 1
  • adjective pleased as punch extremely satisfied 1
  • noun pleased as punch greatly pleased or gratified 0
See all 4 definitions of pleased as punch

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Parts of speech for Pleased as punch

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Pleased as punch

pleased as punch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pleased as punch

adj pleased as punch

  • at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
  • athrill — excited or thrilled
  • content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
  • ecstatic — of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy; ecstatic cheering for the winning team.

adjective pleased as punch

  • appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
  • enraptured — Simple past tense and past participle of enrapture.
  • entranced — Held at attention, as if by magic.
  • euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
All 11 Synonyms of pleased as punch

Antonyms for pleased as punch

adjective pleased as punch

  • despaired — loss of hope; hopelessness.
  • discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
All 2 Antonyms of pleased as punch

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