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pleasant

[plez-uhnt]

adjective

  1. pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure.

    pleasant news.

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  2. (of persons, manners, disposition, etc.) socially acceptable or adept; polite; amiable; agreeable.

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  3. fair, as weather.

    a pleasant summer day.

  4. Archaic.lively, sprightly, or merry.

  5. Obsolete.jocular or facetious.



pleasant

/ ˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. giving or affording pleasure; enjoyable

  2. having pleasing or agreeable manners, appearance, habits, etc

  3. obsoletemerry and lively

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pleasantly adverb
  • pleasantness noun
  • ˈ𲹲ԳٲԱ noun
  • ˈ𲹲Գٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pleasant1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, originally present participle of plaisir “to please”; equivalent to please + -ant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pleasant1

C14: from Old French plaisant, from plaisir to please
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But local resident John Gaynor, 73, said he did not believe they did enough to integrate into the local community, adding that while some were "pleasant", others could be "unfriendly".

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MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you?

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For the people who come into his clinic, Powers said there is a mixture in whether they experience the voices as annoying or pleasant, terrifying or comforting.

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McCallum was disappointed but remained all smiles outside the ring, consistently carrying himself with a pleasant, if serious, disposition.

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Petrichor is the pleasant, earthy aroma of rain falling on dry soil, sometimes described more simply as the smell of rain.

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