pleasantly B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈplɛzəntli/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like presently /l/ vs /ɹ/ Freq #25162 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is enjoyable and gives pleasure. We spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon by the lake. 2 adv In a friendly and cheerful manner. He smiled pleasantly at passersby. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is enjoyable... agreeablyenjoyably 2 adv · in a friendly and cheerful... cheerfullycheerily Etymology AI details From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly. pleasauntly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pleasantly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈplɛzəntli/ **Frequency rank:** 25162 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is enjoyable and gives pleasure. 2. In a friendly and cheerful manner. ## Examples - We spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon by the lake. - He smiled pleasantly at passersby. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pleasauntly ## Etymology From Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly. ## AI Etymology Pleasantly comes from Middle English pleasauntly; equivalent to pleasant + -ly. The historical chain includes pleasauntly (Middle English). In present-day English it covers in a way that is enjoyable and gives pleasure and in a friendly and cheerful manner. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown