/pliˈzɪŋ/ - [pleezing] - pleas•ing
We found 10 definitions of pleasing from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: pleasings |
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pleasing - the act of one who pleases | ||
gratification the act or an instance of satisfying | ||
Adjective |
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pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" | ||
displeasing causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities | ||
attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" | ||
beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" | ||
humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" | ||
pleasant (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior; "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around" | ||
admirable deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable" | ||
charming possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" | ||
delightful, delicious greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" | ||
easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money" | ||
fab, fabulous barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner" | ||
good thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" | ||
gratifying, sweet pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" | ||
ingratiating calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner" |