pleasant
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- pleasing, agreeable, amusing, delightful, enjoyable, fine, lovely, nice, pleasurable
- nice, affable, agreeable, amiable, charming, congenial, engaging, friendly, genial, likable or likeable

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Antonyms: unpleasant
Contrasted words: displeasing, distasteful, harsh, obnoxious, repellent, repelling, repugnant, repulsive
Related Words: cheerful, cheering, cheery, glad, joyful, joyous, alluring, attractive, charming, pretty, convivial, engaging

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English Thesaurus: nice, pleasant, sweet, charming, engaging, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pleas‧ant S3 W3 /ˈplezənt/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: pleasant ≠ unpleasant, pleased ≠ displeased, pleasing ≠ displeasing, pleasurable; adverb: pleasantly ≠ unpleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably; noun: pleasantry, pleasure ≠ displeasure; verb: please ≠ displease]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: plaisant, from plaisir; ⇒ please²]

1. enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy Synonym : nice ⇒ pleasure:
It had been a pleasant evening.
the pleasant climate of Southern California
The restaurant was large and pleasant.
Kate! What a pleasant surprise!
it is pleasant to do something
It was pleasant to sit in a sidewalk cafe and watch people pass.

2. friendly, polite, and easy to talk to:
Nick seemed very pleasant on the phone.
a pleasant-looking woman
pleasant to
He’s always been very pleasant to me.
—pleasantly adverb:
He smiled pleasantly.

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In everyday English, people usually say something or someone is nice rather than pleasant:
It was a really nice day.
They were all very nice to me.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pleasant
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | find sth
ADV. exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, very | perfectly His colleagues were perfectly pleasant and friendly but they had their own lives to lead.
less than, not altogether, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly It was not a particularly pleasant experience.
almost | fairly, quite, rather, reasonably | enough It was a pleasant enough day's journey.
undeniably
PREP. to He has always been extremely pleasant to me.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pleasant
adjective
BAD: We would be very pleasant if you could attend.
GOOD: We would be very pleased if you could attend.

Usage Note:
pleasant = (of a person) polite and friendly: 'I've always found Bob very pleasant to work with.'
pleased = happy, satisfied: 'I was very pleased to hear that you're feeling better.' 'She's pleased that the exams are over.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice:
I like Clare – she’s really nice.
It was nice of them to offer to help.
pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well:
I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.
sweet very kind and gentle:
Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person.
It was sweet of you to send me a card.
charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you:
The salesman was very charming.
a charming hostess
engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word:
She can be very engaging.
an engaging smile
likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly:
Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.
good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily:
Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.
great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot:
He’s a great guy!
Sue’s boyfriend is really great.
lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly:
All the people I met on the course were lovely.
a lovely man
fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it:
The holiday was great fun.
enjoyable giving you pleasure:
We had a very enjoyable evening.
wonderful very enjoyable:
It was a wonderful concert.
The food was wonderful.
delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable:
There are many delightful walks in the area.
a delightful evening
pleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy:
Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience.
a pleasurable feeling of relief

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲