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Pleasant vs Endearing - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between pleasant and endearing

is that pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner while endearing is inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

As nouns the difference between pleasant and endearing

is that pleasant is a wit; a humorist; a buffoon while endearing is endearment.

As a verb endearing is

present participle of lang=en.

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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    endearing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • endearment
  • * (Jack London)
  • It was arms around, and perpetual endearings , and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.

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