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pleas·ant

(plĕz′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- in Indo-European roots.]

pleas′ant·ly adv.

pleas′ant·ness n.

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pleasant

(ˈplɛzənt)

adj

1. giving or affording pleasure; enjoyable

2. having pleasing or agreeable manners, appearance, habits, etc

3. obsolete merry and lively

[C14: from Old French plaisant, from plaisir to please]

ˈpleasantly adv

ˈpleasantness n

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pleas•ant

(ˈplɛz ənt)

adj.

1. pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable: pleasant news.

2. (of persons, manners, etc.) socially acceptable or adept; amiable; agreeable.

3. fair, as weather: a pleasant day.

4. Archaic. sprightly or merry.

[1325–75; Middle English plesaunt < Middle French plaisant, orig. present participle of plaisir to please; see -ant]

pleas′ant•ly, adv.

pleas′ant•ness, n.

pleasant

amicable, amiable - Amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and is commonly applied only to people—though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes. Amiable first meant "kind" or "lovely, lovable," and amicable first applied to things and meant "pleasant, benign."
jolly - Comes from Old French jolif, "merry, festive, pleasant."
merry - First meant "peaceful" or "pleasant," which is what it first meant in "Merry Christmas."
soft - First meant "agreeable, pleasant."

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Adj.	1.	pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" good-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play" nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	2.	pleasant - (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior; "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around" nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"

pleasant

adjective

1. pleasing, nice, welcome, satisfying, fine, lovely, acceptable, amusing, refreshing, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, agreeable, pleasurable, delectable, lekker (S. African slang) a pleasant surprise
pleasing awful, offensive, horrible, miserable, unpleasant, distasteful, horrid, repulsive, disagreeable

2. friendly, nice, agreeable, likable or likeable, engaging, charming, cheerful, cheery, good-humoured, amiable, genial, affable, congenial He was most anxious to seem agreeable and pleasant.
friendly offensive, horrible, rude, cold, horrid, unfriendly, disagreeable, impolite, unlikable or unlikeable

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pleasant

adjective

1. To one's liking:

agreeable, congenial, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome.

2. Affording enjoyment:

enjoyable, gratifying, pleasing, pleasurable.

3. Pleasant and friendly in disposition:

affable, agreeable, amiable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, sociable, warm.

Translations

سار، لَطيف، مُبْهِجسَارّ

příjemnýmilý

behageligdejligrar

angenehm freundlich liebenswürdig

ευχάριστος

agradable grato placentero simpático amable

miellyttävämukava

agréable plaisant

ugodan

kellemesrokonszenves

notalegur

piacevole simpatico accogliente ameno compiacente

楽しい

유쾌한

maloni atmosfera

jaukspatīkams

prijazenprijetenvesel

angenämtrevlig

น่าพอใจ

hoş

dễ chịu

令人愉快的愉快的

pleasant

[ˈpleznt] ADJ

1. (= agreeable) [place, experience, smell, taste, voice] → agradable; [surprise] → grato, agradable; [face] → agradable, simpático
it's very pleasant here → aquí se está muy bien
it made a pleasant change from our usual holiday → supuso un agradable cambio respecto a nuestras vacaciones habituales
pleasant dreams! → ¡que sueñes con los angelitos!
pleasant-looking → de aspecto agradable

2. (= friendly) [person] → agradable, simpático; [style] → agradable
he has a pleasant manner → es agradable or simpático or amable
try and be a bit more pleasant to your sister → procura ser un poco más agradable con tu hermana

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pleasant

[ˈplɛz^ənt] adj

[day, weather, place, taste, smell] → agréable

(= friendly) [person, smile, manner] → agréable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pleasant

adj aroma, taste → angenehm; surprise also, news → erfreulich; person also, face → nett; manner also, smile → freundlich; building → gefällig; to make oneself pleasant to somebody → jdn ein wenig unterhalten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pleasant

[ˈplɛznt] adj (gen) → piacevole, gradevole; (surprise, news) → bello/a; (smell) → gradevole, buono/a; (people, smile) → simpatico/a; (weather) → bello/a
we had a pleasant time → ci siamo divertiti

pleasant

(ˈpleznt) adjective

giving pleasure; agreeable. a pleasant day/person.

ˈpleasantly adverb

ˈpleasantness noun

pleasant

→ سَارّ příjemný behagelig angenehm ευχάριστος agradable miellyttävä agréable ugodan piacevole 楽しい 유쾌한 plezierig trivelig przyjemny agradável приятный angenäm น่าพอใจ hoş dễ chịu 令人愉快的

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