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Joyous vs Pleasant - What's the difference?

joyous | pleasant |

As adjectives the difference between joyous and pleasant

is that joyous is full of joy; happy while pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

As a noun pleasant is

a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

joyous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of joy; happy.

    • Related terms

    * joy * joyful * joyfulness * joyfully * joyously

    pleasant

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
  • * Bible, Psalms cxxxiii. 1
    • Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
  • *, chapter=10
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant' as talking; just to watch was ' pleasant .}}

    Synonyms

    * nice

    Antonyms

    * unpleasant

    Derived terms

    * pleasantly * pleasantness * pleasantry

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.
    • (Webster 1913)

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