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–adjective

1.	pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.

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

3.	fair, as weather: a pleasant summer day.

4.	Archaic. gay, sprightly, or merry.

5.	Obsolete. jocular or facetious.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME plesaunt < MF plaisant, orig. prp. of plaisir to please; see -ant

]

—Related forms

pleas·ant·ly, adverb

pleas·ant·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. welcome, gratifying. 2. delightful, congenial, friendly.

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adj. pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est

Giving or affording pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable: a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations.
Pleasing in manner, behavior, or appearance.
Fair and comfortable: pleasant weather.
Merry; lively.

[Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, present participle of plaisir, to please, from Latin placēre; see plāk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pleas'ant·ly adv., pleas'ant·ness n.

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pleasant

1320, from O.Fr. plaisant, prp. of plaisir "to please" (see please). Pleasantry "sprightly humor in conversation" (1655) is from Fr. plaisanterie, from O.Fr. plesanterie (13c.), from plaisant. It has the word's modern Fr. sense of "funny, jocular."

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pleasant
adjective
1.	affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" [ant: unpleasant]
2.	(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior; "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"

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pleasant [ˈpleznt] adjective

giving pleasure; agreeable
Example: a pleasant day/person

Arabic:	سار، لَطيف، مُبْهِج
Chinese (Simplified):	愉快的
Chinese (Traditional):	愉快的
Czech:	příjemný, milý
Danish:	dejlig; rar
Dutch:	aangenaam
Estonian:	meeldiv
Finnish:	miellyttävä
French:	agréable
German:	angenehm
Greek:	ευχάριστος
Hungarian:	kellemes
Icelandic:	notalegur
Indonesian:	menyenangkan
Italian:	piacevole

Japanese:	楽しい
Korean:	유쾌한, 기분이 좋은
Latvian:	patīkams; jauks
Lithuanian:	malonus
Norwegian:	behagelig, hyggelig
Polish:	przyjemny
Portuguese (Brazil):	agradável
Portuguese (Portugal):	agradável
Romanian:	plăcut, agreabil
Russian:	приятный; милый
Slovak:	príjemný
Slovenian:	prijeten
Spanish:	agradable, amable, simpático
Swedish:	behaglig, angenäm
Turkish:	hoş

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Pleasant Mount, PA Zip code(s): 18453

Pleasant Grove, MS Zip code(s): 38657

Pleasant Grove, UT (city, FIPS 60930) Location: 40.37040 N, 111.73332 W
Population (1990): 13476 (3549 housing units)
Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84062

Pleasant Hall, PA Zip code(s): 17246

Pleasant Hill, CA (city, FIPS 57764) Location: 37.95365 N, 122.07419 W
Population (1990): 31585 (13653 housing units)
Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 94523

Pleasant Hill, IA (city, FIPS 63525) Location: 41.58565 N, 93.51445 W
Population (1990): 3671 (1322 housing units)
Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50317

Pleasant Hill, IL (village, FIPS 60534) Location: 39.44465 N, 90.87293 W
Population (1990): 1030 (475 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62366

Pleasant Hill, LA (village, FIPS 61055) Location: 31.81612 N, 93.51516 W
Population (1990): 824 (340 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71065

Pleasant Hill, MO (city, FIPS 58394) Location: 38.79655 N, 94.26569 W
Population (1990): 3827 (1544 housing units)
Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64080

Pleasant Hill, NC (CDP, FIPS 52920) Location: 36.25304 N, 80.88531 W
Population (1990): 1114 (502 housing units)
Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27866

Pleasant Hill, OH (village, FIPS 63534) Location: 40.05133 N, 84.34492 W
Population (1990): 1066 (416 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45359

Pleasant Hill, OR Zip code(s): 97455

Pleasant Plains, AR (town, FIPS 56270) Location: 35.55064 N, 91.62695 W
Population (1990): 256 (105 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72568

Pleasant Hill, TN (town, FIPS 59240) Location: 35.97498 N, 85.19719 W
Population (1990): 494 (228 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38578

Pleasant Plain, OH (village, FIPS 63576) Location: 39.27972 N, 84.10932 W
Population (1990): 138 (45 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45162

Pleasant Hope, MO (city, FIPS 58448) Location: 37.46178 N, 93.27358 W
Population (1990): 360 (160 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65725

Pleasant Lake, IN Zip code(s): 46779

Pleasant Lake, MI Zip code(s): 49272

Pleasant Grove, CA Zip code(s): 95668

Pleasant Grove, AR Zip code(s): 72567

Pleasant Grove, AL (city, FIPS 61008) Location: 33.48917 N, 86.97594 W
Population (1990): 8458 (2992 housing units)
Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35127

Pleasant View, TN Zip code(s): 37146

Pleasant View, KY Zip code(s): 40769

Pleasant View, CO Zip code(s): 81331

Pleasant Valley, NY (CDP, FIPS 58684) Location: 41.74868 N, 73.82054 W
Population (1990): 1688 (683 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12569

Pleasant Valley, MO (city, FIPS 58520) Location: 39.21840 N, 94.48130 W
Population (1990): 2731 (1083 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64068

Pleasant Valley, CT Zip code(s): 06063

Pleasant Lake, ND Zip code(s): 58368

Pleasant Gap, PA (CDP, FIPS 61232) Location: 40.86457 N, 77.73795 W
Population (1990): 1699 (724 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16823

Pleasant Shade, TN Zip code(s): 37145

Pleasant Ridge, MI (city, FIPS 64900) Location: 42.47090 N, 83.14491 W
Population (1990): 2775 (1085 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48069

Pleasant City, OH (village, FIPS 63436) Location: 39.90336 N, 81.54467 W
Population (1990): 419 (203 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43772

Pleasant Dale, NE (village, FIPS 39380) Location: 40.79180 N, 96.93272 W
Population (1990): 253 (110 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68423

Pleasant Garden, NC (CDP, FIPS 52760) Location: 35.96217 N, 79.77409 W
Population (1990): 2228 (871 housing units)
Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27313

Pleasant Run, OH (CDP, FIPS 63604) Location: 39.29085 N, 84.57241 W
Population (1990): 4964 (1528 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant View, UT (city, FIPS 61150) Location: 41.32370 N, 111.99868 W
Population (1990): 3603 (1146 housing units)
Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Plains, IL (village, FIPS 60599) Location: 39.87321 N, 89.92002 W
Population (1990): 701 (281 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Plain, IA (city, FIPS 63615) Location: 41.14737 N, 91.85970 W
Population (1990): 128 (47 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Plains, NJ (CDP, FIPS 59490) Location: 39.99696 N, 74.21896 W
Population (1990): 2577 (1037 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Prairie, WI (village, FIPS 63300) Location: 42.52405 N, 87.88182 W
Population (1990): 11961 (4347 housing units)
Area: 83.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Pleasant Valley, AK (CDP, FIPS 61120) Location: 64.88133 N, 146.86855 W
Population (1990): 401 (185 housing units)
Area: 56.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Hill, PA (CDP, FIPS 61312) Location: 40.33673 N, 76.44724 W
Population (1990): 1659 (704 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Lake, MN (city, FIPS 51586) Location: 45.49904 N, 94.28496 W
Population (1990): 79 (30 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Hills, PA (borough, FIPS 61328) Location: 40.32865 N, 79.96110 W
Population (1990): 8884 (3515 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Hills, MD (CDP, FIPS 62175) Location: 39.48705 N, 76.39523 W
Population (1990): 2591 (938 housing units)
Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Valley, TX (town, FIPS 58400) Location: 33.93749 N, 98.60096 W
Population (1990): 378 (170 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Pleasant Grove, OH (CDP, FIPS 63478) Location: 39.94964 N, 81.95959 W
Population (1990): 2001 (780 housing units)
Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mount Pleasant M, PA Zip code(s): 17853

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (borough, FIPS 59910) Location: 40.09250 N, 74.04558 W
Population (1990): 5112 (3235 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)

Pleasant Run Farm, OH (CDP, FIPS 63618) Location: 39.30297 N, 84.54804 W
Population (1990): 4545 (1373 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

North Vandergrift-Pleasant View, PA (CDP, FIPS 55484) Location: 40.60851 N, 79.56438 W
Population (1990): 1431 (619 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Mount Pleasant, UT (city, FIPS 53010) Location: 39.54172 N, 111.45560 W
Population (1990): 2092 (819 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84647

Lake Pleasant, NY Zip code(s): 12108

Mount Pleasant, AR (town, FIPS 47900) Location: 35.98239 N, 91.77768 W
Population (1990): 422 (184 housing units)
Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72561

Mount Pleasant, IA (city, FIPS 54705) Location: 40.96315 N, 91.54647 W
Population (1990): 8027 (3031 housing units)
Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52641

Mount Pleasant, IN Zip code(s): 47520

Mount Pleasant, PA (borough, FIPS 51880) Location: 40.15037 N, 79.54409 W
Population (1990): 4787 (2189 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15666

Mount Pleasant, MI (city, FIPS 56020) Location: 43.59655 N, 84.77825 W
Population (1990): 23285 (7071 housing units)
Area: 18.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48858

Mount Pleasant, NC (town, FIPS 45140) Location: 35.40249 N, 80.43610 W
Population (1990): 1027 (447 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28124

Point Pleasant, WV (city, FIPS 64708) Location: 38.85388 N, 82.13066 W
Population (1990): 4996 (2440 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 25550

Mount Pleasant, SC (town, FIPS 48535) Location: 32.82312 N, 79.86383 W
Population (1990): 30108 (12443 housing units)
Area: 56.4 sq km (land), 13.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29464

Mount Pleasant, TX (city, FIPS 49800) Location: 33.16555 N, 94.97584 W
Population (1990): 12291 (4670 housing units)
Area: 25.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75455

Mount Pleasant, TN (city, FIPS 51080) Location: 35.55131 N, 87.19120 W
Population (1990): 4278 (1879 housing units)
Area: 26.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38474

Point Pleasant, NJ (borough, FIPS 59880) Location: 40.07840 N, 74.07092 W
Population (1990): 18177 (8006 housing units)
Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)

Mount Pleasant, OH (village, FIPS 52976) Location: 40.17588 N, 80.79995 W
Population (1990): 498 (208 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Seat Pleasant, MD (city, FIPS 70850) Location: 38.89525 N, 76.90251 W
Population (1990): 5359 (1809 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Pleasant

A*gree"a*ble\, a. [F. agr['e]able.]

1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste.

A train of agreeable reveries. --Goldsmith.

2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.]

These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. --Latimer.

3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with.

That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. --L'Estrange.

4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.

Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See Pleasant.

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Pleasant

Pleas"ant\, a. [F. plaisant. See Please.]

1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! --Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow.

From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. --Dryden.

Syn: Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose; amusing; witty.

Usage: Pleasant, Pleasing, Agreeable. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees with, or is in harmony with, one's tastes, character, etc. Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition; pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant; as, she is always pleasant and always pleasing. The distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed.

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