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Dictionary: pleas·ant   (plĕz'ənt) pronunciation
adj., -er, -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.]

pleasantly pleas'ant·ly adv.
pleasantness pleas'ant·ness n.

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adj

Definition: acceptable; friendly
Antonyms: bothersome, disagreeable, hateful, nasty, troubling, unacceptable, unfriendly, unhappy, unpleasant, worrisome


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IN BRIEF: Bringing happiness; enjoyable. Also: Having a look or manner that gives happiness; likable.

pronunciation If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. — Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)

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  • plesant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - behagelig, venlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
plezierig, aardig, aangenaam, prettig, gezellig, gemoedelijk, genoeglijk

Français (French)
adj. - agréable, aimable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angenehm, nett

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευχάριστος, τερπνός, ευάρεστος

Italiano (Italian)
carino, piacevole, accogliente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agradável, amável, divertido

Русский (Russian)
приятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - simpático, agradable, placentero, acogedor, ameno, entretenido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - angenäm, trevlig, behaglig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
愉快的, 亲切的, 可爱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愉快的, 親切的, 可愛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 즐거운, 날씨가 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 楽しい, 感じのよい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سار, ممتع, لطيف, مشرق, مبهج, نزه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוח, נעים, טעים‬


 
 
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