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pleasing definition

pleas·ing (plēz)

adjective

giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying

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pleasing Synonyms

pleasing

modif.

charming, agreeable, gratifying, delightful; see pleasant 1, 2. See syn. study at pleasant.


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pleasing Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • eye: However, this is much more pleasing on the eye than a huge hotel.

Adjective modifier

  • most: For a long time it was regarded simplest and esthetically most pleasing to postulate that our universe is now of exactly critical density.

Modifies a noun

  • odor: Also, Noah offers a sacrifice of a pleasing odor to the Lord.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Colors throughout the series consist of very warm hues, with black levels looking very pleasing.

Noun used with modifier

  • crowd: There is little crowd pleasing, little brand advertising.

Infinitive complement

  • see: It has been very pleasing to see how well all the children have settled down to the new term.

Modifying Another Word

  • esthetically: Which of these you find esthetically pleasing is probably down to personal choice.
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pleasing quotes

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

-Hazlitt,William

A pleasing fit of melancholy.

-Milton,John

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

-Moore, Marianne Craig

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