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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

/ ˈ±è±ôÉ›³úÉ™²Ô³Ù /

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±è±ô±ð²¹²õ²¹²Ô³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±è±ô±ð²¹²õ²¹²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ô±ð²¹²õa²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è±ô±ð²¹²õa²Ô³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pleasant1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, originally present participle of plaisir “to pleaseâ€; equivalent to please + -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pleasant1

C14: from Old French plaisant, from plaisir to please
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It’s the music that takes things from pleasant to powerful — not just indie folk’s earnest refrains, but the way everyone hides behind the songs’ pretense of candor while keeping their own walls sky-high.

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In fact, he’s sure whatever is waiting at the end of his 140-mile trip between his little cave and the Cambridge home Lucy shares with her husband, John’s identical twin James, won’t be pleasant.

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Before we have enough memories to draw from to name our experiences, we learn from adults around us that help us label the pleasant and unpleasant sensations that arise.

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Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his countryside upbringing.

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A British man killed in a suspected hit-and-run involving a vehicle in the Kenyan president's motorcade was "incredibly generous" and "always pleasant", a friend has said.

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