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
Words Nearby pleasing
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How to use pleasing in a sentence
In the most crowd-pleasing section of the exhibition—dubbed Stage and Screen—hang his pictures of celluloid legends.
How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography | Patrick Strudwick | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat plan is pleasing investors: After the layoffs were announced, Microsoft stock jumped 3.8 percent to a 14-year high.
Call them Trojan horse foods: nutritiously pleasing ingredients (oats, yogurts) that conceal a whole host of junk.
She first gains the respect of Khal Drogo by pleasing him sexually.
Valar Morghulis: Game of Thrones’ Women Are Going to Rule the World | Scott Bixby | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe follows his own muse—he's a world-class weirdo—but at the same time, he's never solely concerned with pleasing himself.
But, there was also another which might not be quite so pleasing to Elizabeth, although Louis felt it came too late for him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterAnd so these features take on a kind of moral rightness before they are judged of as pleasing to the eye and as beautiful.
Children's Ways | James SullyThis gift of rice was especially pleasing to the traveller, as no dish is held in higher honour in Korea.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe two most pleasing, expressive, and powerful single instruments of music are the human voice and the violin.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceSterne, in his "Sentimental Journey," gives a pleasing description of snuff-taking with the poor monk.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for pleasing
/ (ˈpliːzɪŋ) /
giving pleasure; likable or gratifying
Derived forms of pleasing
- pleasingly, adverb
- pleasingness, noun
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