pleasant

Definition

Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "We had a pleasant walk around the town."
• "It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden."
• "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"

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