Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Giving pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pleasure given or afforded; pleasurable or pleasure-giving quality; gratification; charm.
- noun Satisfaction; approbation.
- noun A matter of pleasure.
- Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable to the senses or to the mind; gratifying: as, a pleasing prospect; a, pleasing reflection; pleasing manners.
- Synonyms Agreeable, Congenial, etc. See
pleasant .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An object of pleasure.
- adjective Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Agreeable ; givingpleasure ,cheer ,enjoyment orgratification . - noun Sense of
satisfaction , as in the phrase "to my pleasing." - verb Present participle of
please .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective giving pleasure and satisfaction
- noun the act of one who pleases
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Examples
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Your success in the field of your especial ambition will be assured if you win your first chance there by making an _initial_ pleasing impression and then _keep right on pleasing_.
Certain Success Norval A. Hawkins
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The president held a meeting behind closed doors with the ANC provincial executive in East London, which he described as pleasing and interesting.
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He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope of new pleasure are perused again; and whose conclusion is perceived with an eye of sorrow, such as the traveller casts upon departing day.
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Equally pleasing is the news that Mori is currently at work on another series, Otoyomegatari, which takes place along the Silk Road trade routes.
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He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope of new pleasure are perused again; and whose conclusion is perceived with an eye of sorrow, such as the traveller casts upon departing day.
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I have a sneaky suspicion that Lifetime pulled strings to make winners out of the designers that specialize in pleasing, ready-to-wear stuff that their female audience could picture themselves wearing.
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He was more interested in pleasing all of the people and all of the corporate donors all the time, than in getting the job done.
W. Hunter Roberts: Election Day Blues W. Hunter Roberts 2010
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He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope of new pleasure are perused again; and whose conclusion is perceived with an eye of sorrow, such as the traveller casts upon departing day.
Wicked Quotes on Writing by Dr. Johnson on the occasion of his 300th 2009
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Equally pleasing is the news that Mori is currently at work on another series, Otoyomegatari, which takes place along the Silk Road trade routes.
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I have a sneaky suspicion that Lifetime pulled strings to make winners out of the designers that specialize in pleasing, ready-to-wear stuff that their female audience could picture themselves wearing.
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