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pleasant
[ plez-uhnt ]
adjective
pleasant news.
Synonyms: gratifying, welcome
- (of persons, manners, disposition, etc.) socially acceptable or adept; polite; amiable; agreeable.
Synonyms: friendly, congenial, delightful
- fair, as weather:
a pleasant summer day.
- Archaic. lively, sprightly, or merry.
- Obsolete. jocular or facetious.
pleasant
/ ˈplɛzənt /
adjective
- giving or affording pleasure; enjoyable
- having pleasing or agreeable manners, appearance, habits, etc
- obsolete.merry and lively
Derived Forms
- ˈpleasantness, noun
- ˈpleasantly, adverb
Other Words From
- pleasant·ly adverb
- pleasant·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pleasant1
Example Sentences
I told him I had been pleased and hoped his death hadn't been pleasant.
He had a pleasant expression that told me he was having fun, but then Hackman stopped.
While that will feel quite pleasant with a bit of sunshine expected at times, there will also be a lot of cloud, rain and strong winds.
He taught her when she was in Year 3 and said it was always a pleasant surprise to find out you were someone's favourite teacher.
"A couple of the staff finished just after because of the stress of the floods at the time, it's not very pleasant for any of them," he said.
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