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pleasing Definition

pleas·ing (plēz)

adjective

giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying

pleasing Related Forms
pleas·ingly adverb pleas·ing·ness noun
pleasing Synonyms

pleasing

modif.

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

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.

—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