different between interesting vs pleasant
interesting
English
Etymology
From interest +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nt??st??/, /??nt??st??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??nt???st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt???st??/
- ,
Adjective
interesting (comparative more interesting, superlative most interesting)
- (obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- He indeed had good reason to be offended; for though Dr. Swinfen's motive was good, he inconsiderately betrayed a matter deeply interesting and of great delicacy, which had been entrusted to him in conference […] .
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- (euphemistic) Pregnant. [from 18th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
- I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations, in such an interesting situation, I and my dear companion departed from H—n, not without great reluctance […] .
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby:
- Mrs Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state) rushed from the rear rank of ladies, and uttering a piercing scream threw herself upon the body.
- 1928, WB Maxwell, We Forget Because We Must:
- I'm afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
Synonyms
- absorbing
Antonyms
- uninteresting
- boring
Derived terms
- interesting condition
- interestingly
- interestingness
Translations
Verb
interesting
- present participle of interest
interesting From the web:
- what interesting facts
- what interesting mean
- what interesting questions to ask a girl
- what interesting things happened today
- what interesting about me
- what interesting questions to ask a guy
- what interesting facts about pandas
- what interesting things happened in 2010
pleasant
English
Etymology
Partly from Old French plaisant, partly from Middle English [Term?], present participle of English please. Related to Dutch plezant (“full of fun or pleasure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pl?z?nt/
- Rhymes: -?z?nt
Adjective
pleasant (comparative pleasanter or more pleasant, superlative pleasantest or most pleasant)
- Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Psalm 133.1,[1]
- Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
- 1871, Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, Chapter ,[2]
- “O Oysters, come and walk with us!”
- The Walrus did beseech.
- “A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
- Along the briny beach:
- 1989, Hilary Mantel, Fludd, New York: Henry Holt, 2000, Chapter 2, p. 25,[3]
- “ […] If you pray to St. Anne before twelve o’clock on a Wednesday, you’ll get a pleasant surprise before the end of the week.”
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Psalm 133.1,[1]
- (obsolete) Facetious, joking.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act I, Scene 2,[4]
- […] tell the pleasant prince this mock of his
- Hath turn’d his balls to gun-stones […]
- 1600, Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker’s Holiday, London, Dedication,[5]
- […] I present you here with a merrie conceited Comedie, called the Shoomakers Holyday, acted by my Lorde Admiralls Players this present Christmasse, before the Queenes most excellent Maiestie. For the mirth and pleasant matter, by her Highnesse graciously accepted; being indeede no way offensiue.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act I, Scene 2,[4]
Synonyms
- agreeable
- nice
Antonyms
- disagreeable
- nasty
- unpleasant
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
pleasant (plural pleasants)
- (obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonlie called the Morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea, London, p. 1144,[6]
- […] Galba was no better than one of the buffons or pleasants that professe to make folke merry and to laugh.
- 1696, uncredited translator, The General History of the Quakers by Gerard Croese, London: John Dunton, Book 2, p. 96,[7]
- Yea, in the Courts of Kings and Princes, their Fools, and Pleasants, which they kept to relax them from grief and pensiveness, could not show themselves more dexterously ridiculous, than by representing the Quakers, or aping the motions of their mouth, voice, gesture, and countenance:
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonlie called the Morals written by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea, London, p. 1144,[6]
Anagrams
- planates, platanes
pleasant From the web:
- what pleasant means
- what does pleasant mean
- what do pleasant mean
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- interesting vs pleasant
- jab vs bank
- serviceable vs valuable
- blot vs tarnish
- spiritual vs beatific
- dignity vs standing
- outrageous vs hellish
- coterie vs theatre
- pinion vs organ
- inferior vs unfit
- daydream vs yearning
- incision vs gouge
- asinine vs crazy
- gash vs blow
- argument vs dissension
- demand vs declaration
- dishonest vs intriguing
- childlike vs honest
- inventiveness vs fertility
- savageness vs ruthlessness