pleasant

/ˈplez·ənt/ adj

Definition

› enjoyable or attractive, or (of a person) friendly and easy to like: We spent a pleasant afternoon at the beach. She had a pleasant manner and was popular with everyone. pleasantly

/ˈplez·ənt·li/ adv › Mohammed was pleasantly surprised to get a B in history.

(Definition of pleasant adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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plea bargaining n
plea n REQUEST
plea n STATEMENT
plead v REQUEST
plead v STATE
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pleasantry n
please exclamation POLITE REQUEST
please v MAKE HAPPY
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