PLEASANTLY
Pleas"ant*ly, adv.
Defn: In a pleasant manner.
PLEASANTNESS
Pleas"ant*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being pleasant.
PLEASANTRY
Pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Pleasantries. Etym: [F. plaisanterie. See
Pleasant.]
Defn: That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage. The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addison. The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world. Macaulay.
PLEASANT-TONGUED
Pleas"ant-tongued`, a.
Defn: Of pleasing speech.
PLEASE
Please, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n. Pleasing.] Etym:
[OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to
reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy. I pray to God that it may plesen you. Chaucer. What next I bring shall please thee, be assured. Milton.