adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈplɛzn̩t/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not pleasant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disagreeable, distasteful
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unpleasant personality
unpleasant repercussions
unpleasant odors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: pleasant
History
Etymology
From Middle English unplesaunt, equivalent to un- + pleasant.
Across languages
Translations
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
onaangenaam
— not pleasant
Azerbaijani:
xoşagəlməz
— not pleasant
Belarusian:
непрые́мны
(njepryjémny)
— not pleasant
Bulgarian:
неприя́тен
(neprijáten)
— not pleasant
Bulgarian:
противен
(protiven)
— not pleasant
Catalan:
desagradable
— not pleasant
Chinese Mandarin:
令人不快的
(lìngrén bùkuài de)
— not pleasant
Czech:
nepříjemný
— not pleasant
Esperanto:
malagrabla
— not pleasant
Esperanto:
neplaĉa
— not pleasant
Finnish:
epämiellyttävä
— not pleasant
Finnish:
kelju
— not pleasant
French:
déplaisant
— not pleasant
French:
pénible
— not pleasant
French:
désagréable
— not pleasant
Georgian:
უსიამოვნო
(usiamovno)
— not pleasant
Georgian:
უსიამო
(usiamo)
— not pleasant
Georgian:
არასასიამოვნო
(arasasiamovno)
— not pleasant
German:
unangenehm
— not pleasant
Greek:
δυσάρεστος
(dysárestos)
— not pleasant
Ancient Greek:
ἀχάριστος
(akháristos)
— not pleasant
Hindi:
अप्रिय
(apriya)
— not pleasant
Hungarian:
kellemetlen
— not pleasant
Irish:
míphléisiúrtha
— not pleasant
Irish:
míthaitneamhach
— not pleasant
Italian:
spiacevole
— not pleasant
Italian:
sgradevole
— not pleasant
Italian:
scostante
— not pleasant
Italian:
sgradito
— not pleasant
Korean:
언짢다
(eonjjanta)
— not pleasant
Central Kurdish:
ناخۆش
(naxoş)
— not pleasant
Latin:
inamoenus
— not pleasant
Latin:
iniūcundus
— not pleasant
Latin:
illepidus
— not pleasant
Latvian:
nepatīkams
— not pleasant
Macedonian:
непријатен
(neprijaten)
— not pleasant
Māori:
kōtuhi
— not pleasant
Māori:
haunga
— not pleasant
Māori:
porokawa
— not pleasant
Māori:
maiorooro
— not pleasant
Māori:
haruharu
— not pleasant
Persian:
ناخوشایند
(nâxušâyand)
— not pleasant
Plautdietsch:
onaunjenäm
— not pleasant
Polish:
nieprzyjemny
— not pleasant
Portuguese:
desagradável
— not pleasant
Portuguese:
injucundo
— not pleasant
Romanian:
neplăcut
— not pleasant
Romanian:
nedorit
— not pleasant
Romanian:
neagreat
— not pleasant
Russian:
неприя́тный
(neprijátnyj)
— not pleasant
Sanskrit:
अश्रीर
(aśrīra)
— not pleasant
Scottish Gaelic:
caca
— not pleasant
Serbo-Croatian:
не̏угодан
— not pleasant
Serbo-Croatian:
не̏прија̄тан
— not pleasant
Serbo-Croatian:
nȅugodan
— not pleasant
Serbo-Croatian:
nȅprijātan
— not pleasant
Slovak:
nepríjemný
— not pleasant
Slovene:
neprijeten
— not pleasant
Spanish:
desagradable
— not pleasant
Spanish:
desapacible
— not pleasant
Spanish:
insuave
— not pleasant
Spanish:
nada placentero
— not pleasant
Spanish:
poco placible
— not pleasant
Spanish:
no plácido
— not pleasant
Swedish:
otrevlig
— not pleasant
Tocharian B:
eñcare
— not pleasant
Turkish:
sevimsiz
— not pleasant
Turkish:
nahoş
— not pleasant
Turkish:
tatsız
— not pleasant
Turkish:
çirkin
— not pleasant
Ottoman Turkish:
طاتسز
(tatsız)
— not pleasant
Ottoman Turkish:
ناخوش
(nahoş)
— not pleasant
Ottoman Turkish:
لذتسز
(lezzetsiz)
— not pleasant
Ukrainian:
неприє́мний
(nepryjémnyj)
— not pleasant