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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pleasantness.wav [US] Forms: pleasantnesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pleasant Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pleasantness From pleasant + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pleasant|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pleasant Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pleasantness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pleasantness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pleasantness"> From pleasant + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} pleasantness (usually uncountable, plural pleasantnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state of being pleasant): agrableco (Esperanto), სასიამოვნოობა (sasiamovnooba) (Georgian), kellemesség (Hungarian), kenikmatan (Indonesian), aiteas [masculine] (Irish), aoibhiúlacht [feminine] (Irish), suáilceas [masculine] (Irish), amoenitās [feminine] (Latin), iūcunditās [feminine] (Latin), uprzejmość [feminine] (Polish), grzeczność [feminine] (Polish), łagodność [feminine] (Polish), agreabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), caracter plăcut [neuter] (Romanian), savurabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), agradabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), приє́мність (pryjémnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pleasantness-en-noun-ivmYCDas Disambiguation of 'state of being pleasant': 56 44
  2. (countable) Something pleasant. Tags: countable, usually Synonyms (pleasant demeanor): agreeableness, amiability, douceur, sweetness Translations (something pleasant): agrablaĵo (Esperanto), Annehmlichkeit [feminine] (German), Angenehmheit [feminine] (German), udogodnienie [neuter] (Polish), przyjemność [feminine] (Polish), lo agradable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pleasantness-en-noun-mLrQmkNU Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'pleasant demeanor': 38 62 Disambiguation of 'something pleasant': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agreement [obsolete], amenity, pleasantness, niceness Hyponyms: douceur, friendliness, gentleness, harmonious, sweetness Related terms: pleasure, pleasant

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