pleasant
Americanadjective
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pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure.
pleasant news.
- Synonyms:
- gratifying, welcome
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(of persons, manners, disposition, etc.) socially acceptable or adept; polite; amiable; agreeable.
- Synonyms:
- friendly, congenial, delightful
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fair, as weather.
a pleasant summer day.
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Archaic. lively, sprightly, or merry.
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Obsolete. jocular or facetious.
adjective
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giving or affording pleasure; enjoyable
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having pleasing or agreeable manners, appearance, habits, etc
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obsolete merry and lively
Other Word Forms
- pleasantly adverb
- pleasantness noun
Etymology
Origin of pleasant
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, originally present participle of plaisir “to please”; equivalent to please + -ant
Example Sentences
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Surprise — much less pleasant surprise — is a rare sensation these days.
From Salon
And Please, a slick piece of harmonic pop, is perfectly pleasant without leaving a lasting impression.
From BBC
If evenings were pleasant, daytimes grew increasingly tense.
From Literature
"It's not pleasant, it's a lot of worries, but there's nothing we can do," he told AFP.
From Barron's
That feeling of a parent’s pleasant astonishment at how their children carried themselves became a part of the making of the Aselton-Duplass family’s “Their Town” as well.
From Los Angeles Times
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