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malin plaisir

French, noun/ma.lɛ̃ plɛ.ziʁ/

malin plaisir is a French masculine noun meaning “great pleasure, great delight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Satisfaction obtenue en faisant du mal à autrui”.

What does malin plaisir mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegreat pleasure, great delight

    se faire un malin plaisir de …

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Satisfaction obtenue en faisant du mal à autrui.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of malin plaisir

  • malins plaisirs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce malin plaisir?

  • /ma.lɛ̃ plɛ.ziʁ/
  • /ma.lɛ̃ ple.ziʁ/
  • \ma.lɛ̃ ple.ziʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.