Pleasing
1Pleasing — Pleas ing, a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. Pleasing harmony. Shak. Pleasing features. Macaulay. {Pleas ing*ly}, adv. {Pleas ing*ness}, n. [1913… …
2Pleasing — Pleas ing, n. An object of pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
3pleasing — index attractive, harmonious, palatable, popular, sapid, savory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4pleasing — *pleasant, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, welcome Analogous words: winning (see GET): charming, attractive, alluring, enchanting (see under ATTRACT) Antonyms: displeasing: repellent …
5pleasing — / pleasurable [adj] welcome, nice agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite,… …
6pleasing — [plēz′iŋ] adj. giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying SYN. PLEASANT pleasingly adv. pleasingness n …
7pleasing — pleas|ing [ plizıŋ ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) making you feel happy and satisfied: Amy s progress this year has been very pleasing. pleasing news 2. ) pleasant and enjoyable: a pleasing aroma The atmosphere was very pleasing to her. pleasing to the… …
8pleasing — UK [ˈpliːzɪŋ] / US [ˈplɪzɪŋ] adjective formal 1) pleasant and enjoyable a pleasing aroma The atmosphere was very pleasing to her. pleasing to the eye (= nice to look at): The room was simply furnished and pleasing to the eye. 2) making you feel… …
9pleasing — [[t]pli͟ːzɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n, ADJ to inf Something that is pleasing gives you pleasure and satisfaction. This area of France has a pleasing climate in August... Such a view is pleasing... It s pleasing to listen to... It s pleasing… …
10pleasing — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ aesthe …
