pleasing
giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
Origin of pleasing
1Other 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.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdTo 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 TrollopeThe second officer was a fine-looking young fellow with features that were not unpleasing.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyThis Bohemian nobleman was not an altogether unpleasing personality.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayThe 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
/ (ˈpliːzɪŋ) /
giving pleasure; likable or gratifying
Derived forms of pleasing
- pleasingly, adverb
- pleasingness, noun
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