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pleasant

adjective
 
 
/ˈplez.ənt/

Definition

A2 enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like: a pleasant climate/smile/person a pleasant day/surprise Harold did his best to be pleasant to the old man. It was pleasant to sit down after standing for hours.Causing pleasure pleasantly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
B1 They treated me pleasantly enough. Jacqui was pleasantly surprised to get a B for history.Causing pleasure
pleasantness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Pleasure and happiness
(Definition of pleasant adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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