pleasantness

pleas·ant  (plznt)

adj. pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est

1. Giving or affording pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable: a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations.

2. Pleasing in manner, behavior, or appearance.

3. Fair and comfortable: pleasant weather.

4. Merry; lively.

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[Middle English plesaunt, from Old French plaisant, present participle of plaisir, to please, from Latin placre; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pleasant·ly adv.

pleasant·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling pleasure, pleasance - a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" afterglow - the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory" unpleasantness - the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
	2.	pleasantness - the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" sweetness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare agreeableness, amenity - pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" enjoyableness - pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach" niceness - the quality of nice disagreeableness - the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"

Translations

pleasantness [ˈplezntnɪs] N (= agreeableness) → amenidad f, lo agradable; (= friendliness) → simpatía f, amabilidad f

pleasantness

n → Freundlichkeit f; (of news, surprise) → Erfreulichkeit f; the pleasantness of her manner → ihre freundliche Art; the pleasantness of her face → ihr nettes Gesicht

pleasantness [ˈplɛzntnɪs] n (of person) → amabilità; (of place) → amenità

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pleasantness [ˈplɛzntnɪs] n (of person) → amabilità; (of place) → amenità