Pleasant Definition

plĕzənt
pleasantest, pleasanter
adjective
pleasantest, pleasanter
Agreeable to the mind or senses; pleasing; delightful.
Webster's New World
Having an agreeable manner, appearance, etc.; amiable.
Webster's New World
Fair and comfortable.
Pleasant weather.
American Heritage
Merry; playful.
Webster's New World
noun

(obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

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Other Word Forms of Pleasant

Noun

Singular:
pleasant
Plural:
pleasants

Adjective

Base Form:
pleasant
Comparative:
pleasanter
Superlative:
pleasantest

Origin of Pleasant

  • Middle English plesaunt from Old French plaisant present participle of plaisir to please from Latin placēre plāk-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French plaisant.

    From Wiktionary

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