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pleasant

/ˈplɛz.ənt/adjective2 syllables

Pleasant means: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings.

Synonyms for pleasant14

adjective, as in affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

beautiful, dulcet, enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable, grateful, idyllic, pleasing, good-natured, nice, aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, agreeable

adjective, as in (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior

nice

Opposites of pleasant

unpleasant

What does pleasant mean?2

adjective

1

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings“we had a pleasant evening together”

2

(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior“I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pleasant?4

two syllables

presentpeasantpheasant

three syllables

unpleasant
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Pleasant in a sentence

  • Should it rain, we wouldn't have a pleasant trip.unknown
  • If it weren't for the rain, we would have had a pleasant journey.gracefully
  • It was a pleasant day, but there were few people in the park.CK
  • I was forced to start everything from the beginning, and that wasn't pleasant.AlanF_US
  • Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.carlosalberto
  • So let me sit next to you, it's pleasant to have a rest together.astynk
  • There was a dead pause of surprise, not unmixed with less pleasant feelings.Hybrid
  • The cold of the night isn’t very pleasant, is it?jimkillock

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Forms of pleasant

as a adjective

comparative
pleasanter
superlative
pleasantest