Pleased

/pliːzd/ adjective, verb

Definition

Feeling satisfied and happy about something; made happy or content.

Etymology

From Old French 'plaisir' meaning 'to please,' from Latin 'placere' meaning 'to be acceptable or agreeable.' The word evolved from ideas of acceptance and agreement to mean satisfaction.

Kelly Says

The Latin root 'placere' is the same root as 'placid' and 'place'—the idea being that pleasure comes from things being acceptable and fitting in their proper place, which is why organized people and satisfied people use similar facial expressions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በደህና (bədənə)
beh-deh-na
ARالعربية
راضي (rāḍī)
ra-dee
BNবাংলা
খুশি (khushi)
khush-ee
CACatalà
feliç
feh-li-ch
CSČeština
spokojen
spo-ko-jen
DADansk
tilfreds
til-freds
DEDeutsch
zufrieden
tsoo-frie-den
ELΕλληνικά
χαρούμενος (charoumenos)
ha-roo-meh-nos
ESEspañol
contento
kon-ten-toh
FAفارسی
راضی (rāḍī)
ra-dee
FISuomi
tyytyväinen
tee-ty-vee-nee-nen
FRFrançais
content
kon-ten
GUGU
ખુશ (khush)
khush
HAHA
yauda
yah-oo-da
HEעברית
שמח (sameach)
sa-me-akh
HIहिन्दी
खुश (khush)
khush
HUMagyar
örülök
oor-oo-lok
IDBahasa Indonesia
senang
se-nang
IGIG
ama ama
ah-mah ah-mah
ITItaliano
contento
kon-ten-toh
JA日本語
満足 (manzoku)
man-zo-ku
KKKK
қәнәт (qanät)
qan-aet
KMKM
សួស្តី (suosdei)
soo-sdei
KO한국어
만족스러운 (manjoksureoun)
man-jok-seu-reu-un
MRMR
आनंदी (aanndi)
aan-ndi
MSBahasa Melayu
gembira
ge-mbee-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က ကျေနပ် (kyun taw ka kye na p)
kyun-taw-ka-kye-na-p
NLNederlands
tevreden
te-vree-den
NONorsk
fornøyd
for-noy-d
PAPA
khush (khush)
khush
PLPolski
zadowolony
zad-vo-lo-no-wee
PTPortuguês
satisfeito
sa-tis-fay-tuh
RORomână
fericit
fe-ri-sit
RUРусский
довольны (dovolny)
doh-vohl-ny
SVSvenska
nöjd
noy-d
SWKiswahili
furaha
foo-ra-ha
TAதமிழ்
சந்தோஷம் (sandōsham)
san-doh-sham
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం (aanandam)
aan-an-dam
THไทย
มีความสุข (mee-kwan-khwam-suk)
mee-kwan-khwam-suk
TLTL
masaya
ma-sa-ya
TRTürkçe
memnun
meh-mnoon
UKУкраїнська
задоволений (zadovoleniy)
za-doh-vo-len-ee-y
URاردو
خوش (khush)
khush
VITiếng Việt
vui lòng
vui-long
YOYO
ífẹ
ee-feh
ZH中文
高兴 (gāoxìng)
gao-hsin
ZUZU
hlapheka
hla-phe-ka

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