Pleasant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT pleasant /ˈplɛznt/ /ˈplɛzənt/ IPA guide

Other forms: pleasanter; pleasantest

Something pleasant is nice or enjoyable. Usually, a picnic in the park is considered a pleasant activity.

Pleasant is a word for things that are pleasing: ice cream is considered pleasant by most people. A second meaning refers to a person who is polite or agreeable. People who have good manners, give compliments, smile often are considered more pleasant than someone who screams and curses all the time. This word is often used for weather: clear skies and warm temperatures are signs of pleasant weather. Still, different weather (and other things) will be pleasant to different people.

Definitions of pleasant

adjective affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings “we had a pleasant evening together” “a pleasant scene” “pleasant sensations” synonyms: good-natured having an easygoing and cheerful disposition nice pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance beautiful (of weather) highly enjoyable dulcet extremely pleasant in a gentle way enjoyable, pleasurable affording satisfaction or pleasure grateful affording comfort or pleasure idyllic suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction see moresee less antonyms: unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition awful, nasty offensive or even (of persons) malicious offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses unpalatable not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, astringent, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic harsh or corrosive in tone beastly, god-awful, hellish very unpleasant dour, forbidding, grim harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance dreadful very unpleasant embarrassing, mortifying causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation harsh, rough unpleasantly stern harsh disagreeable to the senses hot very unpleasant or even dangerous afflictive, painful, sore causing misery or pain or distress rebarbative, repellant, repellent serving or tending to repel sharp, sharp-worded, tart harsh ungrateful disagreeable unhappy causing discomfort displeasing causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities show more antonyms...
adjective (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior “I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around” synonyms: nice pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

Pronunciation US /ˈplɛznt/ UK /ˈplɛzənt/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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