pleasant
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
plehzuhntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈplɛzənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
“We had a pleasant evening together.”
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
noun
A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Pleasant Township.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
Used this way, pleasant is a common word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
“We had a pleasant evening together.”
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
Nearby words
- dulcet , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Sweet to the taste.
Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing.
That gives pleasure.
Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A person who is not pleasant or agreeable.
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Synonyms
Sense: affording pleasure
Antonyms
Sense: affording pleasure
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