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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
Possessing a round and pleasant face, Kinnear does not, at first glance, seem the obvious next initiate into a society that favors the more chiseled mien.
That photo I took in August of 2019 brought back pleasant memories.
He said it was "not a pleasant situation" for him or Nicoll.
“It was not really a conversation to talk about very substantial things, but overall it was very warm and pleasant.”
In some cases, it's people who are busy and disconnected, making them vulnerable to the pressures to give up real news in favor of an easily accessed and more pleasant diet of social media garbage.
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