pleasant

[ plez-uhnt ]

/ ˈplɛz ənt /

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adjective

pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.

(of persons, manners, disposition, etc.) socially acceptable or adept; polite; amiable; agreeable.

fair, as weather: a pleasant summer day.

Archaic. lively, sprightly, or merry.

Obsolete. jocular or facetious.

Origin of pleasant

1325–75; Middle English plesaunt < Middle French plaisant, orig. present participle of plaisir to please; see -ant

SYNONYMS FOR pleasant

1 welcome, gratifying.

2 delightful, congenial, friendly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pleasant

pleas·ant·ly, adverb pleas·ant·ness, noun

Words nearby pleasant

pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings, pleasance, pleasant, pleasant grove, pleasant hill, pleasant island, pleasanton, pleasantry

Example sentences from the Web for pleasant

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However, in reality, this should be the norm, not a “pleasant surprise.”

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The Internet is like booze—a little bit gives you a pleasant buzz.

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That the Globes did this year, rewarding both Rodriguez and the series in Best Comedy, is a pleasant surprise.

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Office workers have pleasant picnic lunches on the empty roads.

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The three gentlemen walked gravely on, in pleasant conversation.

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She almost always wore a pleasant smile on her rosy lips; a light of loving tenderness generally shone in her soft blue eyes.

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A pleasant story is told of the young queen shortly after her accession.

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Her earnest face brightened with a wistful yet pleasant smile.

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There are some pleasant things about this way of spending a lifetime, but there are no easy ones.

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British Dictionary definitions for pleasant

pleasant

/ (ˈplɛzənt) /

adjective

giving or affording pleasure; enjoyable

having pleasing or agreeable manners, appearance, habits, etc

obsolete merry and lively

Derived forms of pleasant

pleasantly, adverb pleasantness, noun

Word Origin for pleasant

C14: from Old French plaisant, from plaisir to please

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