English → Latin
“pleasant, pleasing” in Latin
grātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear, beloved; grateful, thankfulaccipiōto receive, accept, take; to receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state; to heaiūcunduspleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicioussuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousdulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant; sweet-sounding, melodic, melodious, tunefulmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tendercārusdear, beloved; costly, expensive, valuedurbānusof or belonging to a city; urban; fond of, or devoted to cities; cultivated, sophisticated, polished, refinedlepiduspleasant, charming; witty; effeminatefacētuselegant, fine; courteous, polite; witty, jocose, facetious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pleasant, pleasing
gratus: acceptus: jucundus: suavis, dulcis, mollis: carus: urbanus: lepidus, facetus, festivus: amoenus, laetus (e.g., tempestas laeta). SYN. in AGREEABLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pleasant, pleasing?
- The usual Latin words for “pleasant, pleasing” are grātus, accipiō, iūcundus; also suāvis, dulcis, mollis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.