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Pleasant ˈpleznt Live Adjective Bre Climate/Evening/Place Surprise Surroundings
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BrE / ˈpleznt / NAmE / ˈpleznt / |
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- a pleasant climate/evening/place
- what a pleasant surprise!
- to live in pleasant surroundings
- music that is pleasant to the ear
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pleasant(adjective)BrE / ˈpleznt / NAmE / ˈpleznt / - enjoyable, pleasing or attractive
- a pleasant climate/evening/place
- What a pleasant surprise!
- to live in pleasant surroundings
- music that is pleasant to the ear
- a pleasant environment to work in
- It was pleasant to be alone again.
- friendly and polite
- a pleasant young man
- a pleasant smile/voice/manner
- Please try to be pleasant to our guests.
Extra Examples- His colleagues were perfectly pleasant and friendly but they had their own lives to lead.
- It was a pleasant enough day’s journey.
- It was not a particularly pleasant experience.
- A pleasant and correct telephone manner is essential for anyone working in the retail trade.
- He seemed a very pleasant young man.
- It was pleasant to be alone again.
- It’s nice to live in pleasant surroundings.
Word Origin- Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasing’): from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing’, from the verb plaisir, from Latin placere.
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