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piacevolezza

pleasantness

noun pyah-cheh-voh-LET-tsah Rare

Usage Note

Piacevolezza denotes an agreeable, pleasing quality — often of a conversation, landscape, or atmosphere. It is an abstract noun formed from piacevole (pleasant) with the suffix -ezza, a productive Italian pattern also seen in bellezza and dolcezza. Register is slightly literary.

Examples

"La piacevolezza della serata ci ha sorpreso."

Natural Translation

The pleasantness of the evening surprised us.

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