pleasantness meaning

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

pleasantness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

pleasantness as a noun

  1. the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

    Opposite: unpleasantness

    Type of: pleasure

    Kinds: afterglow

    Related forms: pleasant

  2. 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

    Synonyms: sweetness

    Opposite: unpleasantness

    Type of: quality

    Kinds: pleasingness, agreeableness, enjoyableness, niceness

    Related forms: pleasant

pleasantness in a sentence

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in SS · 12-letter words

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