pleasant

pleas·ant

adjective \ˈple-z^ənt\

Definition of PLEASANT

1

: having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable <a pleasant day>

2

: having or characterized by pleasing manners, behavior, or appearance

— pleas·ant·ly adverb

— pleas·ant·ness noun

Examples of PLEASANT

1. the pleasant smell of cookies baking in the oven
2. We had a pleasant conversation.
3. Our evening together was pleasant but not very exciting.
4. I didn't know you were coming. What a pleasant surprise!
5. Their new teacher seems pleasant enough.
6. a very pleasant young man

Origin of PLEASANT

Middle English plesaunt, from Anglo-French plaisant, from present participle of plaisir

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PLEASANT

Synonyms

agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome

Antonyms

disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome

Related Words

alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting; charming, enchanting, fascinating; calming, comforting, soothing; amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative; affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable; blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous; elating, exhilarating, intoxicating; ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturous

Near Antonyms

abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched; bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky); abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious; boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious; displeasing, dissatisfying; depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy; deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic (also tragical); aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing; forbidding; hostile, intimidating; angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming (also enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling; distressing, disturbing, upsetting

Rhymes with PLEASANT

bezant, peasant, pheasant, present

Pleasant

geographical name

Definition of PLEASANT

— see nauru