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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
“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.
And yet, there is no doubt that Howard was the more fun place to be, simply because the people were more pleasant to be around.
“We’re just sort of out walking around and trying to have a pleasant day and not think about it too much,” Mark said.
“They’re allowed that opinion. But regardless of what I might have done to put myself here, put yourself in this situation. It’s not pleasant.”
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