Pleasantness
['plɛzntnɪs]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling.
Edited by Lilian--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being pleasant.
Typist: Shelley
Examples
- Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He sees difficulties nowhere: and his pleasantness and gaiety will be a constant support to you. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I am afraid, replied Elinor, that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Checker: Rhonda