In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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