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pleasant

pleasant

323 1.0
Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
  • adjective
  • /ˈplɛzənt/
: agradable
  • In Uman, many of the houses are surrounded by pleasant gardens, where the inhabitants grow their own vegetables.
  • a pleasant surprise
  • a pleasant experience
  • pleasant memories

You may consider them to be pleasant or not.

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Examples

  • I hope you have a pleasant evening with friends and family.

  • Casual table sitting with an open mic and some kids' poetry will make for a pleasant evening event.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And it's not a pleasant place to be.

  • I wish it could be under more pleasant circumstances.

  • May you have a safe and pleasant journey back to China.

  • "Walk by the sea, take the fresh air, visit with pleasant people, and talk of country ways."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I think it's time we went and found somewhere pleasant to have our tea.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We were having a fairly pleasant day.

  • Berlin was still a fairly pleasant place.

  • Well, I've tried to create a pleasant atmosphere in which to work.

Synonyms

good
vspleasant
∞ 1.0

Pleasant to experience or enjoyable to do

expresses general happy satisfaction rather than this vague positive label
nice
vspleasant
∞ 1.0

Being pleasant and enjoyable to experience

captures the overall idea of enjoyment more formally than this casual tone
wonderful
vspleasant
∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is a softer, less intense form of enjoyment than this strong praise
sweet
vspleasant
∞ 1.0

Pleasing to the senses or feelings

is broader, covering general enjoyment beyond gentle sensory charm
lovely
vspleasant
∞ 1.0

Very pleasant to look at or to be with

names a gentler sense of enjoyment rather than this striking appeal
charming
vspleasant
450 1.0

Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like

is the general enjoyable feeling rather than active attractiveness
delightful
vspleasant
169 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

denotes milder enjoyment instead of the stronger delight implied here
enjoyable
vspleasant
115 1.0

Pleasant to do or experience

is the common general feeling rather than this focus on activity
cheerful
vspleasant
99 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

names the enjoyable sensation rather than the visible happy mood
pleasing
vspleasant
58 2.0

Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

is the broader everyday term rather than this slightly refined sense
pleasurable
vspleasant
32 3.5

Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness

focuses more on general agreeable feeling than on sensory pleasure
agreeable
vspleasant
22 1.0

Pleasant to be with or to experience

is the general feeling of enjoyment rather than social likability
amiable
vspleasant
19 3.4

Friendly and pleasant in a way people like

is the feeling of enjoyment rather than the person's friendly character
good-humored
vspleasant
  • US
4 3.2

Cheerful and friendly to other people

focuses on the feeling itself rather than the actor's friendly mood
delightsome
vspleasant
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Making people feel very happy

is milder, referring to ordinary enjoyment rather than intense delight

Antonyms

183 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

5 3.9

Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance

Compounds

Having a nice scent

An earlier name for Nauru, a small island country in the central Pacific

A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy

How Pleasant

wonderful
∞ 1.0
delightful
169 2.0
enjoyable
115 1.0
pleasant
323 1.0
agreeable
22 1.0

Surface Forms

pleasant positive
pleasanter comparative
pleasantest superlative

Morphology

pleasant = please (transparent) = please + ant

Derived directly from the verb 'please' with the adjectival suffix '-ant', so the meaning 'giving pleasure; agreeable' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Pleasant comes from the Latin word placere, which means 'to please' and is the same root as please and pleasure. So something pleasant gives you pleasure or feels agreeable.