"pleasant" meaning in English

See pleasant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /'plεzənt/ Audio: en-us-pleasant.ogg [US] Forms: more pleasant [comparative], most pleasant [superlative], pleasant [positive], pleasanter [comparative], pleasantest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|pleasant|pleasanter|pleasantest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.
    Sense id: simple-pleasant-en-adj-SVVmHpZL
  2. A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.
    Sense id: simple-pleasant-en-adj-a-eyyBfm
     
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    },
    {
      "form": "most pleasant",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasant",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasanter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasantest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable."
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh."
        }
      ],
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        "A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/'plεzənt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-pleasant.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pleasant"
}

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    {
      "form": "more pleasant",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most pleasant",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasant",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasanter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pleasantest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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