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Pleasant

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Similar meaning 18

Beautiful 84% connected

Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.

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Beautiful 84% connected

Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.

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Dulcet 84% connected

Sweet to the taste; luscious.

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Dulcet 84% connected

Sweet to the taste; luscious.

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Enjoyable 84% connected

Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment.

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Enjoyable 84% connected

Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment.

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Grateful 84% connected

Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give th…

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Grateful 84% connected

Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give th…

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Gratifying 84% connected

of Gratify

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Gratifying 84% connected

of Gratify

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Idyllic 84% connected

Of or belonging to idyls.

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Idyllic 84% connected

Of or belonging to idyls.

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Nice 84% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Pleasing 84% connected

of Please

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Pleasurable 84% connected

Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.

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Pleasurable 84% connected

Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.

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Derivationally related 8

Delight 74% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

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Delight 74% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

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Pleasantness 74% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

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Pleasantness 74% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

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Please 74% connected

To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

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Please 74% connected

To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

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Pleasure 74% connected

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or…

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Pleasure 74% connected

The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or…

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See also 16

Aesthetical 66% connected

Of or Pertaining to aesthetics; versed in aesthetics; as, aesthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.

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Aesthetical 66% connected

Of or Pertaining to aesthetics; versed in aesthetics; as, aesthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.

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Agreeable 66% connected

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste.

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Agreeable 66% connected

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste.

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Good-natured 66% connected

Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

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Good-natured 66% connected

Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

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Nice 66% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Nice 66% connected

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.

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Attribute 4

Pleasantness 66% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

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Pleasantness 66% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

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Sweetness 66% connected

The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.

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Sweetness 66% connected

The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.

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Antonym 2

Unpleasant 94% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Unpleasant 94% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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