a. [ F. plaisant. See Please. ] 1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose; amusing; witty. -- Pleasant, Pleasing, Agreeable. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees with, or is in harmony with, one's tastes, character, etc. Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition; pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant; as, she is always pleasant and always pleasing. The distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A wit; a humorist; a buffoon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a pleasant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being pleasant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Pleasantries [ F. plaisanterie. See Pleasant. ] That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of pleasing speech. [ 1913 Webster ]