pleasing

[ plee-zing ]
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adjective
  1. giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.

Origin of pleasing

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, pleasing is from the Middle English word plesing. See please, -ing2

Other words for pleasing

Other words from pleasing

  • pleas·ing·ly, adverb
  • pleas·ing·ness, noun
  • half-pleasing, adjective
  • self-pleasing, adjective
  • un·pleas·ing, adjective

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How to use pleasing in a sentence

  • I am placed between the horns of a dilemma: one lady clamours for the bare truth: another forbids me to say anything unpleasing.

  • To answer it involved the utterance of a name which was known to be unpleasing in Mr. Maxfield's ears.

    A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
  • The second officer was a fine-looking young fellow with features that were not unpleasing.

  • This Bohemian nobleman was not an altogether unpleasing personality.

    A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
  • The jangling of the military trappings gave forth a sound not unpleasing to the ear, as the escort swept merrily on.

    Baron Bruno | Louisa Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for pleasing

pleasing

/ (ˈpliːzɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. giving pleasure; likable or gratifying

Derived forms of pleasing

  • pleasingly, adverb
  • pleasingness, noun

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