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pleasant

pleas·ant

pleasant

 
 
pronunciation:
ple znt
features:
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: pleasing; agreeable.
It was a hot day, but the ocean breeze was very pleasant.The restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere.We had a pleasant stay at the hotel we'd chosen.
synonyms:
agreeable, cheerful, congenial, enjoyable, felicitous, genial, good, nice, pleasing
antonyms:
acrid, annoying, beastly, dirty, disagreeable, distasteful, dreadful, foul, gruesome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, squalid, stark, tiresome, ugly, unpleasant
similar words:
amicable, amusing, balmy, bland, comfortable, delightful, entertaining, grateful, likable, palatable, personable, pleasurable, sweet
definition 2: having a friendly manner.
She is very pleasant to all the customers.
synonyms:
affable, amiable, amicable, companionable, congenial, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, sociable
antonyms:
disagreeable, grim, surly, unpleasant
similar words:
agreeable, amusing, charming, cheerful, cordial, delightful, gracious, likable, mild, nice, warm
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adverb + (adj.)pleasant altogether, anything, easy, safer, surprisingly, terribly, very
(adj.)pleasant + noun accent, afternoon, anticipation, aroma, atmosphere, breeze, chat, childhood, companion, conversation, cottage, demeanor, dining, disposition, distraction, diversion, dream, evening, excitement, experience, expression, familiarity, feel, fellow, flavor, fragrance, journey, laugh, manner, meadow, memory, nod, odor, outing, perfume, personality, picnic, prospect, respite, reverie, ride, road, scent, sensation, shade, smell, smile, stay, stroll, surprise, surroundings, texture, thought, thrill, tone, voice, walk, warmth, weather, weekend [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: pleasantly (adv.), pleasantness (n.)
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