Pleasant, delightful, agreeable. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] (144) winsomea900 Pleasant, delightful, agreeable. Obsolete. sweetc900 Pleasing to the ear; having or giving a pleasant sound; musical, melodious, harmonious: said of a sound, a voice, an instrument, a singer or… likingeOE That is pleasing or likeable; pleasant, agreeable, attractive. Also (of food): tasty, delicious. Frequently with to. i-quemec950 Pleasing, acceptable, agreeable. lieflyOE Lovable, lovely, delightful, beautiful, pleasant, dear, glad. Applied both to persons and things. winlyOE Pleasant, agreeable; goodly, splendid, beautiful. (Often merely a vague epithet of commendation.) hereOE Gentle, mild, pleasant. thankfulc1000 Worthy or deserving of thanks, gratitude, or credit; pleasing, acceptable, grateful, agreeable. merryOE Of music, speech, etc.: pleasing to the ear, pleasant to hear. Of a musical instrument: producing a sweet sound; (of a bird) having a pleasant song… queemc1175 Pleasing, agreeable, acceptable (frequently to (also till) a person). Obsolete. beina1200 Pleasant, genial, kindly; ‘nice.’ (Latin amœnus, almus, benignus.) Obsolete. willea1200 Pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable. leesomec1200 Lovable; pleasing; pleasant. savouryc1225 Pleasant, pleasing, agreeable. Now rare except as implied in sense A. 1d. estea1250 Of things: Agreeable, pleasant, savoury. i-wilc1275 Pleasant, agreeable. winc1275 Delightful, pleasant; goodly, fine; good. welcomea1300 Of a thing: Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing. †to be evil welcome: to be badly received. doucea1350 Of a person or thing: sweet, pleasing, gentle. well-pleasingc1350 Giving great pleasure or satisfaction (esp. to God); highly pleasing. acceptablea1382 Capable or worthy of acceptance; pleasing, agreeable, welcome. pleasablea1382 Capable of pleasing; acceptable, pleasant, agreeable. pleasanta1382 That gives pleasure, delight, or satisfaction. Now chiefly in weakened sense: agreeable, nice; quite enjoyable. pleaseda1382 Pleasing, agreeable. Obsolete. acceptedc1384 Satisfactory, acceptable, agreeable, esp. to a person. Obsolete. amiablec1384 Worthy of being loved, lovable; lovely. Of a thing. Obsolete. well-likinga1387 That gives pleasure; pleasant, agreeable. Obsolete (archaic in later use). queemfulc1390 Pleasing, agreeable. Also: kind, gracious. flattering1393 Suggesting pleasurable (usually, delusive) anticipations or beliefs; pleasing to the imagination. pleasinga1398 That pleases; that gives pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable, pleasant. Also in pleasing-looking. Also as n.: (with the) that which is pleasing. well-queeminga1400 pleasant, pleasing. comelyc1400 Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable to the senses or feelings. Obsolete. farrandc1400 Of things: Becoming, dignified, pleasant. greable1401 = agreeable, adj. adv.n., in various senses; fitting, accordant, compliant, pleasing, etc. goodlyc1405 Of speech, words, etc.: pleasing, delightful. Now rare. amicable?a1425 Of a substance or thing: agreeable; favourable; benign. Obsolete. placablec1429 Pleasing, agreeable. Obsolete. amene1433 Pleasant, agreeable. In early use esp. of weather or landscape. winful1438 Pleasant. listyc1440 ? Pleasant, delightful. Also, pleased or willing to do something; hence, ready, quick. (Cf. list, adj.) dulcet1445 Pleasing or agreeable to the eye, ear, or feelings; soothing, gentle; mellifluous. Later chiefly of sounds, esp. in dulcet tones. agreeablec1450 Without construction. That pleases a person; enjoyable, likeable, pleasant. (Now the most common sense.) favourousc1485 (a) Full of favour, obliging. (b) Adapted to win favour, pleasing. sweetly?a1500 Sweet. pleasureful?c1502 Full of pleasure; pleasing, delightful. dulcea1513 Pleasing to the eye, ear, or feelings; gentle, soft; delightful. grate1523 Pleasing, agreeable, acceptable. prettya1529 Used as a general term of admiration or appreciation. Of a thing or action: fine, pleasing, commendable, etc.; proper, appropriate, or polite. Now… plausible1541 Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing, gratifying; winning public approval, popular. Obsolete. jolly1549 Exceedingly pleasant, agreeable, or ‘nice’; delightful. Now colloquial. dulcoratec1550 Endowed with sweetness; sweet. toothsome1551 figurative or in figurative context: Pleasant, ‘palatable’. pleasurable1557 That gives, or is capable of giving, pleasure; agreeable, pleasant. tickling1558 That tickles, in various senses of the verb; exciting pleasantly, gratifying, alluring; amusing, diverting; delicate, tingling, itching; ticklish. suavec1560 Pleasing or agreeable to the senses or the mind; sweet. amenous1567 Pleasant, agreeable. odoriferous?1575 figurative. In early use: pleasing; agreeable; good. Now (usually): unpleasant, disgusting. perfumed1580 figurative. Sweet, pleasant; cloying; made to seem sweet, disguised. glada1586 Welcome, acceptable. Obsolete. rare. tickle1593 Having the quality of tickling, tickly. Obsolete. pleasurous1595 Characterized by (esp. sensual) pleasure; joyous. favoursome1601 That is an object of favour; acceptable. dulcean1606 Sweet, pleasing. gratifying1611 That gratifies; affording pleasure, pleasing, satisfying. Hyblaean1614 Of or pertaining to the town of Hybla in Sicily, celebrated for the honey produced on the neighbouring hills; hence poetic, honied, sweet… gratulatea1616 To be rejoiced at; pleasing, gratifying. arrident1616 Pleasant, gratifying, flattering. solacefula1618 Full of solace; pleasant, agreeable. pleasantable1619 = pleasurable, adj. placid1628 Pleasing, agreeable, welcome. Obsolete. rare. contentsome1632 Full of or yielding content, satisfaction, or delight. sapid1640 figurative. Grateful to the mind or mental taste. canny1643 Chiefly English regional (north-eastern). Pleasant, nice, agreeable; neat, attractive, comely; good, worthy, satisfactory. Often a general epithet… gustful1647 figurative. Pleasant to the mind or feelings. peramene1657 Very pleasant. pergrateful1657 Very agreeable. tastefula1659 figurative. Mentally pleasant or agreeable. Obsolete. complacent1660 Pleasing, pleasant, delightful. Obsolete. rare. placentiousa1661 Pleasing, or disposed to please; complaisant, agreeable. gratifactorya1665 Gratifying. bland1667 Of things: Soft, mild, pleasing to the senses; gentle, genial, balmy, soothing. suavious1669 Pleasing, agreeable. palatable1683 figurative. Pleasing or agreeable to the mind or feelings; (of an action, prospect, etc.) acceptable, satisfactory. placent1683 Pleasing, gratifying. complaisant1710 Of things: Pleasant, agreeable. Obsolete. rare. nice1747 That one derives pleasure or satisfaction from; agreeable, pleasant, satisfactory; attractive. tasty1796 figurative. Pleasant, agreeable, attractive. sweetsome1799 Sweet, pleasant. Also adv. titbit1820 figurative and in figurative contexts. A person or thing likened to a delicacy or morsel. connate1836 Akin or agreeing in nature; cognate, allied, related, congenerous; congenial. cunning1843 U.S. colloquial. Quaintly interesting or pretty, attractive, taking; as having attributed to it the qualities described in sense 2b, or (as said of… mooi1850 Pretty; good; nice. gemütlich1852 Pleasant, cheerful; cosy, snug, homely; genial, goodnatured. sympathique1859 Of a thing, place, etc.: agreeable, to one's taste, suitable. Of a person: likeable, en rapport with one, congenial. Cf. sympathetic, adj. 2b. congenial1878 Suited or agreeable to one's temperament or disposition; to one's taste or liking. Const. to. sympathetic1900 Tending to elicit sympathy (senses A. 3b A. 1d) or to induce a feeling of rapport; also loosely, pleasant, likeable. Cf. sympathique, adj. sipid1908 figurative. = sapid, adj. 3. onkus1910 New Zealand. Good; pleasant. sympathisch1911 = sympathique, adj. Subcategories:— specifically of a place or country (1) — pleasant or enjoyable (11) — somewhat pleasant (2) — excessively pleasing (2) — honeyed, mellifluous, or luscious (16) — greeted or received with pleasure (3) — without specific unpleasant qualities (10) |
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