French Conversation · Level 32
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French word
agréable
Pronunciation
IPA/agʁeabl/
Meaning
- adjectivepleasant
Example
La musique est agréable.
The music is pleasant.
More examples
Elle est une personne très agréable.
She is a very pleasant person.
Core concept
Music, surroundings, or company that creates ease and quiet enjoyment rather than discomfort.
Common phrases
une personne agréable
a pleasant person
une conversation agréable
a pleasant conversation
un accueil agréable
a pleasant welcome
Similar words
sympathique: Friendly and easy to be around.
charmant: Attractive in appearance or manner and likely to make a good impression.
accueillant: Warm and welcoming toward visitors.
plaisant: Enjoyable because it offers something entertaining or amusing.
Definition in French
Qui procure une sensation plaisante pour les sens ou pour l'esprit, sans gêne.
Word origin
The French adjective agréable comes through Old French agreable from agréer, a verb derived from Latin gratus, meaning pleasing or welcome, with -able added.
Usage tips
- With a noun, agréable agrees only in number: une musique agréable and des moments agréables, while the masculine and feminine singular forms are identical.
Other meanings
- comfortableadjective
- enjoyableadjective
- niceadjective
Opposites
- désagréableunpleasantadjective
Related words
- agréablementpleasantlyadverb