Meaning & use

pleasant

adjective·Everyday

Giving a feeling of happiness, comfort, or enjoyment; agreeable.

See it in a sentence

We spent a pleasant afternoon walking through the botanical gardens.

The new neighbor seemed pleasant and friendly when we first met her.

A note on using this word

Pleasant is a mild, general word for something nice, weaker than delightful or wonderful, and often used to describe weather or people politely.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unpleasantdisagreeable

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