pleasant [ pleas·ant ]
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Adjective (pleasanter, pleasantest)
1. Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
a very pleasant evening
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2. (of a person or their manner) friendly and considerate; likeable.
Although anger simmered right under the surface, my voice was pleasant and calm.
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Origin
1. Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasing’): from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing’, from the verb plaisir (see please).

