| Pronunciation: | | 'pleezing
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| Matching Terms: | | pleasingly, pleasingness
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- [n] the act of one who pleases
- [adj] able to please or win approval
- [adj] giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
- [adj] giving pleasure or satisfaction
- [adj] aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
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| | Synonyms: | | admirable, aesthetic, agreeable, appreciated, artistic, charming, delicious, delightful, disarming, easy, esthetic, fab, fabulous, favorable, favourable, good, gratifying, in good taste(p), ingratiating, pleasureful, rewarding, satisfying, sweet, tasteful |
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| | Antonyms: | | displeasing |
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| | See Also: | | attractive, beautiful, gratification, humorous, humourous, pleasant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See {Pleasant}.
\Pleas"ing\, n.
An object of pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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