plac-, placi-, -plais
(Latin: to please, to satisfy; peace, peacefulness; calm, calmness)
pleasant (adjective), pleasanter, pleasantest
pleasantly (adverb)
1. Witticism and good-natured remarks or conversations: There wasn't much talk about serious things between Max and his mother, just an exchange of pleasantries, including humorous situations that he experienced during his trip to European countries.
2. Something that people say in order to be polite: After exchanging pleasantries, Karl was invited into the supervisor's office to discuss the project that he would be doing for the company.
3. A pleasingly humorous style or manner during conversations or social situations: The evening with Ken and his friends at the restaurant was full of pleasantries resulting in the manager of the dining facility telling them that he had to close the facility so he and his staff could go home.
4. Etymology: from French plaisanterie, "pleasant".
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2. Something that people say in order to be polite: After exchanging pleasantries, Karl was invited into the supervisor's office to discuss the project that he would be doing for the company.
3. A pleasingly humorous style or manner during conversations or social situations: The evening with Ken and his friends at the restaurant was full of pleasantries resulting in the manager of the dining facility telling them that he had to close the facility so he and his staff could go home.
4. Etymology: from French plaisanterie, "pleasant".
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please (adverb)
please (verb), pleases; pleased; pleasing
Please RSVP (interjection)
Repondez S'il Vous Plait: is French for "Respond, if you please"; however, if anyone states in writing, or verbally, "Please RSVP", then that person is actually saying, "Please respond, if you please!"; or "Please, please respond!"
pleasurable (adjective), more pleasurable, most pleasurable
Inclined to give delight and enjoyment: At the end of the day the group of friends had a very pleasurable dinner together and decided to meet again the following month!
pleasurableness (s) (noun)
That which is enjoyable, agreeable, or gratifying.
pleasurably (adverb), more pleasurably, most pleasurably
Referring to how something is done in a gratifying way: After Susan greeted her guests pleasurably, she felt very happy that everyone was there and enjoying themselves.
pleasureful (adjective), more pleasureful, most pleasureful
A reference to that which is delightful and nice: The gratifying and pleasureful, or pleasurable, experience of walking through the forest and hearing the birds chirping was awesome!
pleasureless (adjective)
Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving "calm, calmness, peace, quiet": pac-, peac-; quies-, quiet-; seren-.
