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pleas⋅ant

  [plez-uhnt]
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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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pleas·ant   (plěz'ənt)   
adj.   pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est

  1. Giving or affording pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable: a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations.

  2. Pleasing in manner, behavior, or appearance.

  3. Fair and comfortable: pleasant weather.

  4. 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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