What does pleasant mean?
Definitions for pleasant
ˈplɛz əntpleas·ant
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pleasant.
Princeton's WordNet
pleasantadjective
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
"we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
pleasantadjective
(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
"I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"
Wiktionary
pleasantadjective
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
Etymology: From plaisant.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PLEASANTadjective
Etymology: plaisant, French.
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.Sweeter thy discourse is to my ear,
Than fruits of palm-tree pleasantest to thirst. John Milton.In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow,
Thou’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow. Addison.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.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Pleasantadjective
pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather
Pleasantadjective
cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow
Pleasantnoun
a wit; a humorist; a buffoon
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3649
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3492
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pleasant' in Adjectives Frequency: #477
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pleasant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pleasant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of pleasant in a Sentence
It was certainly a surprise to find it, it was a really pleasant find. There's some really interesting stuff in there.
Needless to say, Fernet's herby freshness was a pleasant surprise and lacked the negative associations with the unpleasant consequences of sweet drinks.
Obviously the pleasant exterior of Martin McGuinness is not all that there is to him.
Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant.
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.
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- ممتع, سار, لطيفArabic
- plaent, agradableCatalan, Valencian
- příjemnýCzech
- behagelig, rarDanish
- angenehmGerman
- ευχάριστοςGreek
- agrablaEsperanto
- placentero, agradableSpanish
- meeldivEstonian
- دلپذیرPersian
- rattoisa, mukava, miellyttäväFinnish
- plaisant, agréableFrench
- noflikWestern Frisian
- grianmharIrish
- tlachdmhorScottish Gaelic
- मनोहरHindi
- rokonszenves, kellemesHungarian
- հաճելիArmenian
- piacevoleItalian
- 愉快な, 愉快Japanese
- ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರKannada
- 기분 좋은Korean
- grātus, dulcis, iūcundus, suāvis, amoenus, bellus, benignus, blandusLatin
- pārekareka, makue, purotu, rerehuaMāori
- plezierig, aangenaam, behaagelijk, fijnDutch
- hyggeligNorwegian
- przyjemnyPolish
- agradávelPortuguese
- plăcută, plăcut, savurabil, agreabilRomanian
- приятныйRussian
- angenäm, trevligSwedish
- สนุกThai
- güzel, tatlı, sevimli, hoşTurkish
- خوشگوارUrdu
- 愉快Chinese
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