a. [ F. plaisant. See Please. ]
Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A wit; a humorist; a buffoon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a pleasant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being pleasant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of pleasing speech. [ 1913 Webster ]