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pleasant(1) (iou)



pleasant adjective & adverb. ME.
[Old & mod. French plaisant pres. pple of plaisir (mod. plaire) PLEASE: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Having the quality of giving pleasure; agreeable to the mind, feelings, or senses. ME.
H. James The pleasantest incident of her life..was coming to an end. E. M. Forster The vine and the wych-elm had no pleasant connexions for her.
Esp. of a person: having pleasing manners, bearing, or appearance; agreeable, cheerful, good-humoured. Freq. in comb., as pleasant-looking, pleasant-faced, etc. LME.
L. P. Hartley He had a pleasant musical voice. J. Diski He had been pleasant enough, listening politely.
a. Humorous, jocular; merry, gay. obsolete exc. Scot. M16.
make pleasant be festive, make merry.
b. Boisterous or excited from drinking alcohol; tipsy. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
Amusing, ridiculous. L16-M18.
b. adverb. Pleasantly. Now non-standard. M16.
M. R. Walker [My husband] scarce spoke pleasant all day.
pleasantly adverb LME.
pleasantness noun LME.

Aesop (oh)



(?620-?560 BC) an ancient Greek writer who wrote short stories known as Aesop's Fables, which teach moral lessons using characters who are animals. His fables include The Fox and the Grapes and The Tortoise and the Hare.