Meaning

2 senses
  1. Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

    We had a pleasant walk around the town.

    It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden.

    angenehm

    прия́тныйprijátnyj

    приє́мнийpryjémnyj

  2. (obsolete)Facetious, joking.

More definitions
  • (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior
  • affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

Examples

361 sentences
  1. Thank you for the pleasant evening.

    Дякую за гарний вечір.

    ruСпасибо за приятный вечер.

    deDanke für den angenehmen Abend.

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  2. It is a pleasant day today.

    Сьогодні приємний день.

    ruСегодня хороший день.

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  3. Tom is pleasant to work with.

    З Томом приємно працювати.

    ruС Томом приятно работать.

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  4. Her voice is pleasant to listen to.

    Її голос приємно слухати.

    ruЕё голос приятно слышать.

    deEs ist angenehm, ihrer Stimme zu lauschen.

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  5. We wish you a pleasant journey.

    Бажаємо вам приємної подорожі.

    ruЖелаем вам приятного путешествия.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
giving pleasure; pleasing in manner:
Русский
By meaning 1
giving pleasure; pleasing in manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
giving pleasure; pleasing in manner:

Origin

From Middle English plesaunte, from Old French plaisant. By surface analysis, please + -an

From Middle English plesaunte, from Old French plaisant. By surface analysis, please + -ant. Related to Dutch plezant (“full of fun or pleasure”). Partly displaced Old English wynsum, which became Modern English winsome.

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Forms

more pleasant/pleasanter, most pleasant/pleasantest

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • had a pleasant
  • a pleasant day
  • pleasant day
  • wasn't a pleasant
  • a pleasant evening
  • pleasant evening

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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