pleasantly
/ˈplɛz(ə)ntli/
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American sound/ˈplɛz(ə)ntli/
pleasantly
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- 3 syllables
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
plea - san - tly -> pleasantly
Myanmar meaning
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(-er, -est ) (က) ~ (to sth) နှစ်လိုဖွယ်။ သာယာသော။ a pleasant meal/ evening/ view/ walk ❍ a pleasant atmosphere/ experience/ surprise ❍ live in pleasant surroundings music that is pleasant to the ear. ❍ NICE
(ခ) ~ (to sb) ယဉ်ကျေးဖော်ရွေသော။ ချေငံပြေပြစ် သော။ a pleasant smile/ voice/ manner ❍ Please try to be pleasant to the guests. ❍ What a pleasant young man!
❏ pleasantly adv ဖော်ရွေစွာ။ အားရကျေနပ်ဖွယ်ရာ။ smile pleasantly ❍ We were pleasantly surprised at the profit we made. pleasantness n [U]
More examples
- Well, this is a pleasant surprise!
- Seville is a very pleasant place to work.
- They spent a pleasant evening together.
- Her husband seemed a very pleasant man.
- Charlotte is pleasant enough but not very reliable.
- A pleasant smile
- She has a pleasant, cheerful manner.
- The restaurant had a pleasant friendly atmosphere.
- The weather has been very pleasant on the whole.
- ‘Goodnight then, ’ she said pleasantly.
- I was pleasantly surprised by the results of the survey.
- The hotel is pleasantly decorated throughout.
Synonyms
enjoyable, agreeable, pleasing, lovely, nice, pleasurable, satisfying, amusing, acceptable; friendly, affable, amiable, bland, charming, cheerful, cheery, civil, civilized, congenial, convivial, cool, copacetic, cordial, delectable, delightful, diplomatic, enchanting, engaging, fine, fine and dandy, friendly, fun, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, gratifying, homey, jolly, jovial, kindly, likable, mild, mild-mannered, obliging, polite, refreshing, social, soft, sweet, sympathetic, urbane, welcome
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