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Definition of pleasantest - 1 dictionary result
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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