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   Pleas·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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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