Definition of PLEASANT

pleasant

Plural: pleasants

Adjective

  • Giving a sense of enjoyment, satisfaction, or comfort; agreeable.
  • affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
    • "we had a pleasant evening together"
    • "a pleasant scene"
    • "pleasant sensations"

Adjective Satellite

  • (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
    • "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"

Adj

  • Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
  • Facetious, joking.

Noun

  • A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

Examples

  • It was a pleasant surprise to find the rare letter ’Z’ early in her Words With Friends game.
  • It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden.
  • We had a pleasant walk around the town.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English plesaunte, from Old French plaisant. Present participle of English please. Related to Dutch plezant (“full of fun or pleasure”). Partly displaced Old English wynsum, which became Modern English winsome.

Scrabble Score: 10

pleasant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pleasant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pleasant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pleasant: valid Words With Friends Word