Definitions for pleasant
ˈplɛz əntpleas·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pleasantadjective

   affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

   "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

2. pleasantadjective

   (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior

   "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pleasantadjective

   Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

2. Etymology: From plaisant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLEASANTadjective

   Etymology: plaisant, French.

   1. Delightful; giving delight.

   The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
   Make instruments to scourge us. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   What most he should dislike, seems pleasant to him;
   What like, offensive. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity! Psalms.

   Verdure clad
   Her universal face with pleasant green. John Milton.

   2. Grateful to the senses.

   Sweeter thy discourse is to my ear,
   Than fruits of palm-tree pleasantest to thirst. John Milton.

   3. Good humoured; cheerful.

   In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow,
   Thou’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow. Addison.

   4. Gay; lively; merry.

   Let neither the power nor quality of the great, or the wit of the pleasant prevail with us to flatter the vices, or applaud the prophaneness of wicked men. John Rogers, Sermons.

   5. Trifling; adapted rather to mirth than use.

   They, who would prove their idea of infinite to be positive, seem to do it by a pleasant argument, taken from the negation of an end, which being negative, the negation of it is positive. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pleasant

   Pleasant refers to something that is enjoyable, attractive, or gives a sense of happiness or satisfaction. It might relate to experiences, conditions, places, people's behaviors or even the character of a person. It often communicates a sense of comfort, harmony, and approval.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Pleasantadjective

   pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather

2. Pleasantadjective

   cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow

3. Pleasantnoun

   a wit; a humorist; a buffoon

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLEASANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pleasant is ranked #4791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pleasant surname appeared 7,378 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Pleasant.
   
   54.9% or 4,052 total occurrences were Black.
   36.5% or 2,695 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 263 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3% or 225 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 119 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3649

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3492

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Adjectives Frequency: #477

How to pronounce pleasant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pleasant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleasant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleasant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pleasant in a Sentence

1. Lucretius:

   Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril.

2. James Baldwin:

   Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

3. Jason Chaffetz:

   My job is not to be a cheerleader for the president, my job is to hold them accountable, and they do not necessarily like it, it’s not going to be pleasant sometimes, I’m sure, I’m sure that some people will get frustrated. Asked specifically about the potential conflicts of interest arising from the vast wealth Trump has amassed from building his business empire, Chaffetz says his chief concern is making sure there is compliance with the law, but added a president is exempt from many of them.

4. Max Henn:

   More bookish, perhaps, certainly more cultivated, more educated and more interested in the world in which they live. Courteous. Pleasant. Decent.

5. Thomas Carlyle:

   Enjoy things which are pleasant that is not the evil it is the reducing of our moral self to slavery by them that is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pleasant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pleasant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pleasant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleasant
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html