PLEASANTNESS

pleasantness, sweetness

(noun) the quality of giving pleasure; “he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner”; “the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day”

pleasantness

(noun) the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pleasantness (usually uncountable, plural pleasantnesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.

(countable) Something pleasant.

Synonyms

• (pleasant demeanor): agreeableness, amiability, douceur, sweetness

Antonyms

• unpleasantness

Source: Wiktionary


Pleas"ant*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being pleasant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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