Pleasant vs Amicable - What's the difference?
pleasant | amicable | Synonyms |
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
* Bible, Psalms cxxxiii. 1
*, chapter=10
, title= Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Pleasant is a synonym of amicable.
As adjectives the difference between pleasant and amicable
is that pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.As a noun pleasant
is (obsolete) a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.pleasant
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
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
* niceAntonyms
* unpleasantDerived terms
* pleasantly * pleasantness * pleasantryStatistics
*amicable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
- He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.
Usage notes
Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.The Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary,'' Martin Manser and Nigel Turton, eds., 1987, cited in “Wordmaster: amiable, amicable]”, ''[http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/ all songs lead back t' the sea],23 Oct 2009, by [http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/author/itsmypulp/ NTWrong