Pleasantness Definition & Meaning

pleasantness
noun
  1. the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
  2. the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day"

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