The difference between Beautiful and Pleasant

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas pleasant means giving pleasure.

Pleasant is also noun with the meaning: a wit.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Pleasant

  1. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Attractive and possessing beauty.

    Examples:

    "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."

    "There's a beautiful lake by the town."

  2. Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):

    Pleasant; clear.

    Examples:

    "It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."

  3. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Well executed.

    Examples:

    "The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."

  1. Pleasant as an adjective:

    Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

    Examples:

    "We had a pleasant walk around the town."

    "It wasn't so hot outside, but pleasant enough to have lunch in the garden."

  2. Pleasant as an adjective (obsolete):

    Facetious, joking.

  1. Pleasant as a noun (obsolete):

    A wit; a humorist; a buffoon.

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