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very pleasant taste. 2 friendly, affable, amiable, amicable,
gregarious, companionable, sociable, engaging, attractive,
winning, open, approachable, outgoing, welcoming, hospitable,
agreeable, gracious, charming, congenial, genial, nice,
likeable, urbane, cultivated, genteel, polite, courteous,
well-mannered, suave, debonair, polished, well-bred, cultured:
Murray always has a pleasant expression on his face. He is quite
a pleasant fellow, once you get to know him. 3 fair, sunny,
clear, bright, cloudless, balmy, nice, fine: What a pleasant
day for an outing in the country!
please v. 1 delight, gratify, satisfy, suit, humour, content, cheer,
gladden, amuse, divert, interest, entertain: I cannot tell you
how much it pleases me to see you again. 2 like, prefer,
choose, desire, want, see fit, wish, will, elect, opt: She may
have her birthday party wherever she pleases.
pleased adj. happy, delighted, glad, gratified, satisfied, contented,
thrilled; Colloq tickled pink, pleased as Punch, on cloud nine,
in seventh heaven, on top of the world, walking on air, Brit
over the moon, chuffed: His pleased look comes from his having
won first prize.
pleasing adj. 1 See pleasant, 1, above. 2 See pleasant, 2, above.
pleasurable
adj. See pleasant, 1, above.
pleasure n. 1 enjoyment, happiness, delight, joy, satisfaction,
fulfilment, contentment, gratification; comfort, recreation,
amusement, entertainment, diversion: It is a pleasure to meet
you at last. Fred derives so much pleasure from tinkering with
his model railways. 2 choice, option, desire, wish, preference,
fancy, inclination, discretion: Feel free to come and go at
your pleasure.
plebeian adj. 1 proletarian, working-class, blue-collar, low-class,
lower-class, lowly, low-born, common, mean, humble, inferior,
peasant-like, Colloq non-U: What would you expect from someone
with such a plebeian background? 2 unrefined, coarse, vulgar,
ignoble, lowbrow, unpolished, uncouth, crass, brutish, gauche,
provincial, rustic, popular, commonplace, undistinguished: The
entertainment caters to the most plebeian tastes.