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Added 9 October 2026

pleasant

/ˈplɛz.ənt/ adjective

In Latin: amoenus, bellus, benignus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pleasant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings.
we had a pleasant evening together
(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior.
I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around

Origin

From Middle English plesaunte, from Old French plaisant. By surface analysis, please + -ant. Related to Dutch plezant (“full of fun or pleasure”). Partly displaced Old English wynsum, which became Modern English winsome.

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