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Pleasant synonyms

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charming
Pleasant, charismatic
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  1. Pleasant, charismatic
  2. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm
  3. Attractive; fascinating; delightful
agreeable
Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
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  1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
  2. That can be approved; acceptable
  3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; followed by to, or rarely by with.
attractive
Having the power to attract:
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  1. Having the power to attract:
  2. Interesting because of the likelihood of being advantageous or profitable:
  3. That attracts or has the power to attract; esp., pleasing, charming, pretty, handsome, etc.
obliging
Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous; accommodating
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  1. Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous; accommodating
  2. Happy and ready to do favours for others.
affable
Gentle and kindly
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  1. Gentle and kindly
  2. Pleasant and easy to approach or talk to; friendly
mild
Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
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  1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
  2. Gentle or kind in disposition, action, or effect; not severe, harsh, bitter, etc.
  3. Having a soft, pleasant taste or flavor; not strong, sour, bitter, biting, or sharp
amusing
Funny, hilarious.
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  1. Funny, hilarious.
  2. Entertaining; diverting
  3. Entertaining or pleasing.
kindly
Of a sympathetic, helpful, or benevolent nature:
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  1. Of a sympathetic, helpful, or benevolent nature:
  2. Kind; gracious; benign
  3. (--- Obsolete) Natural to its kind.
gracious
Merciful or compassionate. Used especially of God in Christianity and Islam.
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  1. Merciful or compassionate. Used especially of God in Christianity and Islam.
  2. (Archaic) Having pleasing qualities; attractive
  3. Characterized by the taste, luxury, and social ease associated with prosperity, education, etc.
genial
(Archaic) Relating to or marked by genius.
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  1. (Archaic) Relating to or marked by genius.
  2. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner:
  3. Promoting life and growth; pleasantly warm, mild, and healthful
amiable
Having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured
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  1. Having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured
  2. Cordial; sociable; congenial:
  3. (Obs.) Lovely or lovable
polite
Refined; elegant:
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  1. Refined; elegant:
  2. Having or showing culture or good taste; polished; cultured; refined
  3. Marked by or showing consideration for others and observance of accepted social usage.
urbane
Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined
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  1. Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined
  2. Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
cheerful
Full of cheer; joyful
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  1. Full of cheer; joyful
  2. Noticeably happy and optimistic.
  3. Being in or characterized by good spirits; merry.
sympathetic
Relating to, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy:
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  1. Relating to, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy:
  2. In agreement with one's tastes, mood, feelings, disposition, etc.; congenial
  3. (Physiol.) Designating or of that part of the autonomic nervous system whose nerves originate in the lumbar and thoracic regions of the spinal cord and that is especially concerned with mediating the involuntary response to alarm, as by speeding the heart rate, raising the blood pressure, and dilating the pupils of the eyes: these nerves oppose the parasympathetic nerves in the regulation of many body processes
civil
Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical:
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  1. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical:
  2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state:
  3. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; polite:
cordial
Polite and respectful; formally pleasant:
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  1. Polite and respectful; formally pleasant:
  2. Warm and sincere; friendly:
  3. (Archaic) Invigorating; stimulating. Used especially of a beverage.
genteel
Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
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  1. Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
  2. Refined or polite, often in an affected way:
  3. Having or showing the good taste and refinement associated with polite society; elegant, fashionable, etc.
social
Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare:
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  1. Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare:
  2. (--- Biology) Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates:
  3. Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable:
bland
Tasteless, insipid, dull, etc.
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  1. Tasteless, insipid, dull, etc.
  2. Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern:
  3. Having little or no distinctive flavor:
diplomatic
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
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  1. Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
  2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
  3. Using or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others.
civilized
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
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  1. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
  2. Marked by refinement in taste and manners; cultured.
  3. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
convivial
Having to do with a feast or festive activity
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  1. Having to do with a feast or festive activity
  2. Characterized by merry celebrating; festive:
  3. Fond of eating, drinking, and good company; sociable; jovial
good-humored
Alternative spelling of good-humored.
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  1. Alternative spelling of good-humored.
  2. Happy, cheerful, amiable
  3. Having or showing good humor; cheerful and agreeable
good-natured
Alternative spelling of good-natured.
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  1. Alternative spelling of good-natured.
  2. Of or pertaining to a perpetual kind disposition.
  3. Having or showing good nature; pleasant; agreeable; affable
soft
Requiring little effort; easy
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  1. Requiring little effort; easy
  2. Replenished by nature, or capable of being used with relatively little damage to the natural environment
  3. Informal and entertaining without confronting difficult issues or hard facts:
fun
(Informal) Intended for, or giving, pleasure or amusement
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  1. (Informal) Intended for, or giving, pleasure or amusement
  2. Enjoyable; amusing:
delightful
Greatly pleasing.
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  1. Greatly pleasing.
  2. Giving delight; very pleasing; charming
  3. Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
jovial
Jovian
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  1. Jovian
  2. Full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful
jolly
Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful:
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  1. Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful:
  2. (Informal) Enjoyable; pleasant
  3. Full of high spirits and good humor; merry
pleasurable
Agreeable; gratifying.
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  1. Agreeable; gratifying.
  2. That gives pleasure
  3. Pleasant; enjoyable
agreeable
Ready to consent or submit:
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  1. Ready to consent or submit:
  2. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; used adverbially
  3. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
pleasing
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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  1. Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
enjoyable
Giving or capable of giving enjoyment; pleasurable
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  1. Giving or capable of giving enjoyment; pleasurable
  2. Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
amusing
Entertaining; diverting
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  1. Entertaining; diverting
  2. Funny, hilarious.
  3. Entertaining or pleasing.
welcome
Freely and willingly permitted or invited
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  1. Freely and willingly permitted or invited
  2. Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home:
  3. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying:
appealing
Attractive; inviting:
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  1. Attractive; inviting:
  2. Having appeal; attractive.
attractive
Interesting because of the likelihood of being advantageous or profitable:
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  1. Interesting because of the likelihood of being advantageous or profitable:
  2. That attracts or has the power to attract; esp., pleasing, charming, pretty, handsome, etc.
  3. Pleasing to the senses or mind, as by being beautiful:
congenial
Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
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  1. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
  2. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests
  3. Suited to one's needs or disposition; agreeable
harmonious
Showing accord in feeling or action.
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  1. Showing accord in feeling or action.
  2. Having musical tones combined to give a pleasing effect; consonant
  3. Having similar or conforming feelings, ideas, interests, etc.; in accord
refreshing
Pleasingly new or different
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  1. Pleasingly new or different
  2. Serving to refresh. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?)
  3. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
nice
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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  1. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
  2. Attractive; pretty
  3. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
all right
(Informal) Certainly
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  1. (Informal) Certainly
  2. (--- Informal) Satisfactory; good:
  3. In good physical or mental condition; healthy or untroubled:
satisfactory
Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient
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  1. Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient
  2. Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
  3. Good enough to fulfill a need, wish, requirement, etc.; satisfying or adequate
adequate
Barely satisfactory; acceptable but not remarkable
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  1. Barely satisfactory; acceptable but not remarkable
  2. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
  3. Enough or good enough for what is required or needed; sufficient; suitable
acceptable
Satisfactory but not superior; passable:
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  1. Satisfactory but not superior; passable:
  2. Worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate
  3. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory:
comfortable
Sufficient to provide financial security:
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  1. Sufficient to provide financial security:
  2. Providing physical comfort:
  3. Amply sufficient, satisfactory. [from 17th c.]
diverting
That diverts; esp., amusing or entertaining
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  1. That diverts; esp., amusing or entertaining
droll
Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
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  1. Amusingly odd or whimsically comical.
  2. Amusing in an odd or wry way
delightful
Greatly pleasing.
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  1. Greatly pleasing.
  2. Giving delight; very pleasing; charming
  3. Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
sociable
Enjoying or requiring the company of others; gregarious
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  1. Enjoying or requiring the company of others; gregarious
  2. Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
  3. Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
lively
Full of spirit; exciting; animated
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  1. Full of spirit; exciting; animated
  2. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.
  3. Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated:
exciting
Causing excitement or agitation; stirring, thrilling, etc.
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  1. Causing excitement or agitation; stirring, thrilling, etc.
  2. Creating or producing excitement
  3. Creating or producing excitement:
convivial
Having to do with a feast or festive activity
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  1. Having to do with a feast or festive activity
  2. Characterized by merry celebrating; festive:
  3. Fond of eating, drinking, and good company; sociable; jovial
festive
Of, for, or suited to a feast or festival
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  1. Of, for, or suited to a feast or festival
  2. Merry; joyous:
  3. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a feast or festival.
cheerful
Filling with cheer; bright and attractive
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  1. Filling with cheer; bright and attractive
  2. Being in or characterized by good spirits; merry.
  3. Noticeably happy and optimistic.
entertaining
Very amusing; that entertains.
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  1. Very amusing; that entertains.
  2. Agreeably diverting; amusing:
  3. Interesting and pleasurable; diverting; amusing
relaxing
Having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it
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  1. Having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it
joyous
Feeling, showing, or causing joy; joyful.
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  1. Feeling, showing, or causing joy; joyful.
  2. Full of joy; happy; glad
joyful
Feeling, expressing, or causing joy; glad; happy
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  1. Feeling, expressing, or causing joy; glad; happy
merry
Conducive to fun and laughter; festive
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  1. Conducive to fun and laughter; festive
  2. Full of fun and laughter; lively and cheerful
  3. Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive:
happy
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
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  1. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
  2. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination:
  3. Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
favorable
Advantageous; helpful:
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  1. Advantageous; helpful:
  2. Winning approval; pleasing:
  3. Granting what has been desired or requested:
bright
Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
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  1. Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
  2. Full of promise and hope; auspicious:
  3. Shining with light that is radiated or reflected; full of light
sunny
(Of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
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  1. (Of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
  2. (Of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  3. Shining or bright with sunlight; full of sunshine
melodious
Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful.
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  1. Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful.
  2. Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.
  3. Pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; tuneful
mellifluous
Having a pleasant and fluid sound:
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  1. Having a pleasant and fluid sound:
  2. Sounding sweet and smooth; honeyed
dulcet
Having a soothing, agreeable quality.
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  1. Having a soothing, agreeable quality.
  2. (Archaic) Sweet to taste or smell
  3. Soothing or pleasant to hear; sweet-sounding; melodious
catchy
Easily remembered:
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  1. Easily remembered:
  2. Meant to trick; tricky
  3. Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase).
sparkling
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
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  1. Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
  2. Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
colorful
Full of interest or variety; vivid
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  1. Full of interest or variety; vivid
  2. Characterized by rich variety; vividly distinctive:
  3. Full of color; abounding in colors:
light
Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
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  1. Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
  2. Not solemn or serious:
  3. Easy to perform or accomplish; requiring little effort:
humorous
Having or expressing humor; funny; amusing; comical
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  1. Having or expressing humor; funny; amusing; comical
  2. Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
  3. Full of or characterized by humor; funny:
not-half-bad
(Idiomatic) Pretty good; okay; decent.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Pretty good; okay; decent.
temperate
(Biology) Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis:
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  1. (Biology) Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis:
  2. Of or occurring in the Temperate Zone:
  3. Having a temperate climate
agreeable
Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; followed by to, or rarely by with.
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  1. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; followed by to, or rarely by with.
  2. Pleasing or pleasant
  3. To one's liking; pleasing:
balmy
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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  1. Pleasantly warm and breezy
  2. Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
  3. Mild and pleasant:
agreeable
(Colloquial) Willing; ready to agree or consent.
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  1. (Colloquial) Willing; ready to agree or consent.
  2. Ready to consent or submit:
  3. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
congenial
Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
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  1. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
  2. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests
  3. Suited to one's needs or disposition; agreeable
favorable
Advantageous; helpful:
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  1. Advantageous; helpful:
  2. Winning approval; pleasing:
  3. Granting what has been desired or requested:
good
In effect; operative:
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  1. In effect; operative:
  2. Pleasant; enjoyable:
  3. Competent; skilled:
grateful
Causing gratitude; welcome; pleasing
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  1. Causing gratitude; welcome; pleasing
  2. Expressing gratitude:
  3. Appreciative of benefits received; thankful:
nice
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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  1. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
  2. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
  3. In good taste
pleasing
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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  1. Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
pleasurable
Agreeable; gratifying.
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  1. Agreeable; gratifying.
  2. That gives pleasure
  3. Pleasant; enjoyable
welcome
Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home:
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  1. Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home:
  2. Used in the expression you're welcome to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.
  3. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying:
enjoyable
Giving or capable of giving enjoyment; pleasurable
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  1. Giving or capable of giving enjoyment; pleasurable
  2. Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.
pleasing
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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  1. Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
pleasurable
That gives pleasure
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  1. That gives pleasure
  2. Agreeable; gratifying.
  3. Pleasant; enjoyable
affable
Gentle and gracious:
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  1. Gentle and gracious:
  2. Pleasant and easy to approach or talk to; friendly
agreeable
Pleasing or pleasant
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  1. Pleasing or pleasant
  2. To one's liking; pleasing:
  3. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
amiable
(Obs.) Lovely or lovable
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  1. (Obs.) Lovely or lovable
  2. Having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured
  3. Cordial; sociable; congenial:
congenial
Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
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  1. Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable:
  2. Suited to one's needs or disposition; agreeable
  3. Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable:
cordial
Strongly felt; fervent:
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  1. Strongly felt; fervent:
  2. Warm and sincere; friendly:
  3. Warm and friendly; hearty
genial
Cheerful, friendly, and sympathetic; amiable
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  1. Cheerful, friendly, and sympathetic; amiable
  2. Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner:
  3. Promoting life and growth; pleasantly warm, mild, and healthful
good-natured
Having an easygoing, cheerful disposition.
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  1. Having an easygoing, cheerful disposition.
  2. Of or pertaining to a perpetual kind disposition.
  3. Having or showing good nature; pleasant; agreeable; affable
good-tempered
Having an even temper; not easily irritated.
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  1. Having an even temper; not easily irritated.
  2. Not easily irritated; affable
  3. Having a good temper; not easily angered or annoyed; amiable
sociable
Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
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  1. Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
  2. Characterized by pleasant, informal conversation and companionship
  3. Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
warm
Uncomfortably warm; hot
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  1. Uncomfortably warm; hot
  2. Marked by enthusiasm; ardent:
  3. Loving; passionate:

Synonym Study

  • Gratifying implies the ability to give satisfaction or pleasure by indulging wishes, hopes, etc. a gratifying response
  • Enjoyable implies the ability to give enjoyment or pleasure an enjoyable picnic
  • Agreeable is used of that which is in accord with one's personal likes, mood, etc. an agreeable odor
  • Pleasant and pleasing both imply the producing of an agreeable effect upon the mind or senses, but the former word stresses the effect produced a pleasant smile and the latter, the ability to produce such an effect a pleasing personality
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  • It is very pleasant to live here in our beautiful world.

  • Pleasant as it was, they had to go back.

  • There was a pleasant reception area.

  • Did you have a pleasant Christmas?

  • Such a pleasant day and evening should have ended with a restful night and happy dreams, but it didn't.

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