Plaisance

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of pleasance (“pleasure ground”). alt-of, obsolete

    "He wandered thoughtfully in the plaisance adjoining the house, planning, as we all plan, circumstances which never arrive; and framing speeches which, when the time comes, we never make."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
pleasureaffabilityagreeabilityagreeablenessamenityamiability

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"He wandered thoughtfully in the plaisance adjoining the house, planning, as we all plan, circumstances which never arrive; and framing speeches which, when the time comes, we never make."

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