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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. obsolete.
    merry and lively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹲ԳٲԱ, noun
  • ˈ𲹲Գٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹲aԳ· adverb
  • 𲹲aԳ·Ա noun
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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleasant1

C14: from Old French plaisant, from plaisir to please
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Temperatures will climb widely to 22-23C and it will feel very pleasant in the sunshine.

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We’re being inundated with mass amounts of ugliness, and the purveyors of this unsightly deluge want to bury us so deeply that we’ll forget how pleasant the world can be.

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Another option for a pleasant shopping experience is the local Italian market — Mario’s Italian Deli & Market in Glendale, or Roma Market in Pasadena.

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As if Violet wasn’t nervous enough, her pleasant conversation with Henry is interrupted by trite memes covered in Impact-font text.

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“It was pleasant. He was really positive about the letter and appreciated the fact that I made the outreach. I am hopeful, moving forward, that we can follow up on it.”

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