pleasant
US: /ˈpɫɛzənt/
UK: /plˈɛzənt/
UK: /plˈɛzənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pleasant /'pleznt/
- tính từ
- vui vẻ, dễ thương (người...)
- a pleasant companion: người bạn vui vẻ dễ thương
- pleasant manner: thái độ vui vẻ dễ thương
- dễ chịu, thú vị, làm thích ý, vừa ý, đẹp hay, vui, êm đềm, dịu dàng
- a pleasant evening: một buổi tối thú vị
- a pleasant story: một câu chuyện thú vị; một câu chuyện hay
- a pleasant voice: giọng nói dịu dàng
- pleasant weather: tiết trời dễ chịu, tiết trời đẹp
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) hay vui đùa, hay pha trò, hay khôi hài
- vui vẻ, dễ thương (người...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (pleasanter, pleasantest)
Help Note: more pleasant and most pleasant are more common
1 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.
2 ~ (to sb) friendly and polite: a pleasant young man + a pleasant smile / voice / manner + Please try to be pleasant to our guests.
Antonym: UNPLEASANT
pleasantly adverb: a pleasantly cool room + I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results. + 'Can I help you?' he asked pleasantly.
pleasantness noun [U]: She remembered the pleasantness of the evening.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 pleasing, pleasurable, nice, enjoyable, satisfying, good, lovely, attractive, inviting, enjoyable, gratifying, delightful, charming, agreeable, suitable, fitting, appropriate; harmonious, euphonious, melodic, mellifluous; delicious, delectable, palatable, savoury, toothsome:
Travelling on the Orient Express was a most pleasant experience. The bedroom is decorated in a combination of pleasant colours. He simply doesn't find sunbathing particularly pleasant. That sauce has a very pleasant taste
2 friendly, affable, amiable, amicable, gregarious, companionable, sociable, engaging, attractive, winning, open, approachable, outgoing, welcoming, hospitable, agreeable, gracious, charming, congenial, genial, nice, likeable, urbane, cultivated, genteel, polite, courteous, well-mannered, suave, debonair, polished, well-bred, cultured:
Murray always has a pleasant expression on his face. He is quite a pleasant fellow, once you get to know him
3 fair, sunny, clear, bright, cloudless, balmy, nice, fine:
What a pleasant day for an outing in the country!
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | find sth
ADV.
exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, very | perfectly
His colleagues were perfectly pleasant and friendly but they had their own lives to lead.
| less than, not altogether, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly
It was not a particularly pleasant experience.
| almost | fairly, quite, rather, reasonably | enough
It was a pleasant enough day's journey.
| undeniably
PREP.
to
He has always been extremely pleasant to me.
Concise English dictionary
pleasanter|pleasantest'pleznt
adj.
+affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
+pleasant in manner or behavior
