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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleasant \Pleas"ant\, n. A wit; a humorist; a buffoon. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleasant \Pleas"ant\, a. [F. plaisant. See {Please}.] 1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses agreeable; as a pleasant journey; pleasant weather. Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! --Ps. cxxxiii 1. 2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as pleasant company; a pleasant fellow. From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. --Dryden. Syn: Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose; amusing; witty. Usage: {Pleasant}, {Pleasing}, {Agreeable}. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees with or is in harmony with one's tastes, character, etc Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition; pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant; as she is always pleasant and always pleasing. The distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pleasant adj 1: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" [ant: {unpleasant}] 2: pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"
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