Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Pleasant
1.
Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable;
as, a
pleasant
journey; pleasant
weather.Behold, how good and
pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.
2.
Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive;
as,
pleasant
company; a pleasant
fellow.From grave to light, from
pleasant
to serve. Dryden.
Syn. – Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose; amusing; witty.
–
Pleasant
, Pleasing
, Agreeable
. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees with, or is in harmony with, one’s tastes, character, etc. Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition; pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant; as, she is always
. The distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed. pleasant
and always pleasing
Pleas′ant
,Noun.
A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Pleasant
PLEASANT
,Adj.
1.
Pleasing; agreeable; grateful to the mind or to the senses; as a pleasant ride; a pleasant voyage; a pleasant view. Light is pleasant to the eye; an orange is pleasant to the taste; harmony is pleasant to the ear; a rose is pleasant to the smell. How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps.133.
2.
Cheerful; enlivening; as pleasant society or company.3.
Gay; lively; humorous; sportive; as a pleasant companion.4.
Trifling; adapted rather to mirth than use.5.
Giving pleasure; gratifying. This word expresses less than delightful, to the mind, and delicious, to the taste.