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- DictionaryPleas·ant/ˈpleznt/
adjective
- 1. giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment: "a very pleasant evening" Similar enjoyablepleasingpleasurableniceagreeablesatisfyinggratifyingwelcomegoodacceptableto one's likingentertainingamusingdivertingdelightfulcharminginvitingattractivebeautifulfinebalmysalubriousbonnycouthyinformal:lovelygreatneatlekkermooi
- ▪ (of a person or their manner) friendly and considerate; likable: "they found him pleasant and cooperative" Similar friendlyagreeableamiableaffablenicegeniallikableamicablelovelygood-humoredpersonablecongenialhospitableapproachablegood-naturedcompanionablegraciouscourteouspolitecordialobliginghelpfulconsideratecheerfulwarmcharmingengagingwinningdelightfulsweetas nice as piesympatheticgemütlichcannycouthyarchaic:fair-spokenOpposite unpleasantdisagreeablenasty
Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasing’): from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing’, from the verb plaisir (see please).
Derivatives
- 1. pleasantness noun
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