pleasantness

noun — 2 senses

pleasantness

noun

Etymology From pleasant + -ness.

1

Usually The state or quality of being pleasant.

If this is sound, the pleasantness of pleasure can no longer be our guide; the higherness of the higher pleasure must have the decisive word — hedonism has committed suicide.1929, Robert Mackintosh, Values, a Bird's Eye Survey, page 40:

2

Usually Something pleasant.

[…] to destroy the affections of truth, and thereby the pleasantnesses and happinesses of heaven […]1813, Emanuel Swedenborg, The Apocalypse, or, Book of revelations, explained:

Synonyms: agreeableness, amiability, douceur, sweetness, agreement, amenity, pleasantness, niceness
Antonyms: unpleasantness, disagreeableness, nastiness, objectionability, offensiveness, repugnantness, shitfulness
Related terms: pleasure, pleasant
Hyponyms: douceur, friendliness, gentleness, harmonious, sweetness

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