pleasing
pleasing
Definition
pleas·ing (plēz′iŋ)
adjective
giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
pleas′·ingly adverb
pleas′·ing·ness noun
pleasing
Synonyms
pleasing
modif.
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.
- more: I find the word ' mature ' more pleasing than the other term.
Modifies a noun
- odor: Also, Noah offers a sacrifice of a pleasing odor to the Lord.
- physique: A few years ago he had classic lines and a very pleasing physique.
- symmetry: A pleasing symmetry is found in the latter idea.
- odor: It is of pleasing odor, perfect, superb.
- appearance: The track plan of sweeping curves gives a pleasing appearance to the layout.
- exterior: Sadly the pleasing exterior of the house along with its mature garden were not to survive for very much longer.
Used with adjective complement
- look: Colors throughout the series consist of very warm hues, with black levels looking very pleasing.
- find: Which of these you find esthetically pleasing is probably down to personal choice.
Noun used with modifier
- crowd: There is little crowd pleasing, little brand advertising.
- eye: Made of ceramic, they are lovingly hand painted to eye pleasing d. .
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.
- visually: This now gives our design team the ability to create fast loading visually pleasing Web pages.
- esthetically: The name Dabrye was created by combining letters for an esthetically pleasing image.
- particularly: The number of full profile shots are particularly pleasing.
- exceptionally: Elegant costumes designed by Elizabeth King echoed the soothing contours of this exceptionally pleasing piece.
- especially: This was especially pleasing in view of the various setbacks suffered during the previous few weeks.
pleasing Quotes
The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.
A pleasing fit of melancholy.
Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.
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