Dictionary

pleasantness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English pleasant Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pleasantness From pleasant + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being pleasant.
   • I thoroughly enjoyed the amenity of the clean mountain air in the summer.
   • If this is sound, the pleasantness of pleasure can no longer be our guide; the higherness of the higher pleasure must have the decisive word — hedonism has committed suicide. 1929, Robert Mackintosh, Values, a Bird's Eye Survey, page 40:
2. (countable, usually) Something pleasant.
   • […] to destroy the affections of truth, and thereby the pleasantnesses and happinesses of heaven […] 1813, Emanuel Swedenborg, The Apocalypse, or, Book of revelations, explained:

Forms

Antonyms

repugnantness · unpleasantness · objectionability · disagreeableness · shitfulness · nastiness · offensiveness

Hyponyms

harmonious · douceur · sweetness · friendliness · gentleness

Relateds

pleasure · pleasant

Synonyms

niceness · douceur (pleasant demeanor) · amiability (pleasant demeanor) · agreeableness (pleasant demeanor) · sweetness (pleasant demeanor) · amenity · pleasantness · agreement

Translations (23)

ro caracter plăcut (state of being pleasant) · eo agrableco (state of being pleasant) · ro agreabilitate (state of being pleasant) · de Angenehmheit (something pleasant) · pl łagodność (state of being pleasant) · es agradabilidad (state of being pleasant) · id kenikmatan (state of being pleasant) · eo agrablaĵo (something pleasant) · de Annehmlichkeit (something pleasant) · la iūcunditās (state of being pleasant) · pl grzeczność (state of being pleasant) · ga aiteas (state of being pleasant) · pl przyjemność (something pleasant) · ro savurabilitate (state of being pleasant) · ga suáilceas (state of being pleasant) · pl uprzejmość (state of being pleasant) · es lo agradable (something pleasant) · ka სასიამოვნოობა (state of being pleasant) · ga aoibhiúlacht (state of being pleasant) · pl udogodnienie (something pleasant) · la amoenitās (state of being pleasant) · uk приє́мність (state of being pleasant) · hu kellemesség (state of being pleasant)