The phrase "a pleasant term" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a word or phrase that has a positive or agreeable connotation.
Example: "In the context of our discussion, 'collaboration' is a pleasant term that evokes teamwork and unity."
Alternatives: "a nice expression" or "a favorable term".
Later, however, when he inhabited the White House, Jackson argued that white settlers [a pleasant term for "land thieves"] had a "right" to confiscate Indian land.
I am often asked by friends and family at home why I no longer choose to consume "red meat," that slightly more pleasant term for "cow flesh". Estranged now are the gracious aunts, uncles, grandmothers (never grandfathers -- need I explain the generational divide?), and parents for whom the preparation of a healthy steak or hearty chili was once a rite of passage when cooking for yours truly.
As strange as it sounds, we left on pleasant terms, agreeing that we couldn't agree.
Fry also claimed that he and the trust had been told "in not particularly pleasant terms … to get back in our box" by Thompson when they raised issues around executive pay.
But if Pictou is mentioned in tourism guidebooks Lonely Planet or Forbes, it is not in pleasant terms.
And everything seemed like it was ending on pleasant terms, until their last shift when everything came out in the open.
It's not the cheapest bag in the world at $135 and it's got a few quirks, but it's a pleasant surprise in terms of space and comfort and I can think of far worse bags to spend the money on.
She said: "I've had several residents refer to the fact their house prices may reduce because of this, because it's not a pleasant operation I suppose, in terms of recycling fuel.
Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times termed it "a pleasant, lazy romance .
By the competitive standards of major law firms, LeBoeuf was a pleasant place to work, but, in terms of profits per partner, it ranked among the lowest of the major firms headquartered in New York.
