'Pleasing' definitions:
Definition of 'pleasing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" [ant: displeasing]
noun
The act of one who pleases
Definition of 'Pleasing'
From: GCIDE
- Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n. Pleasing.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
- 1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy. [1913 Webster]
- I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- What next I bring shall please thee, be assured. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will. [1913 Webster]
- Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps. cxxxv. 6. [1913 Webster]
- A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases, are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally. "It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell." --Col. i. 19. [1913 Webster]
- To-morrow, may it please you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To be pleased in or To be pleased with, to have complacency in; to take pleasure in.
- To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it; to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pleasing'
From: GCIDE
- Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. "Pleasing harmony." --Shak. "Pleasing features." --Macaulay. -- {Pleas"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Pleas"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pleasing'
From: GCIDE
- Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, n. An object of pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pleasing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptable,
- adorable,
- aesthetic,
- affable,
- agreeable,
- ambrosial,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- amply endowed,
- appetizing,
- artistic,
- Attic,
- attractive,
- becoming,
- blissful,
- bonny,
- braw,
- built,
- built for comfort,
- buxom,
- callipygian,
- callipygous,
- chaste,
- cheerful,
- choice,
- classic,
- coddling,
- comely,
- compatible,
- complaisant,
- congenial,
- cordial,
- cosseting,
- curvaceous,
- curvy,
- dainty,
- darling,
- delectable,
- delicate,
- delicious,
- delightful,
- desirable,
- dulcet,
- easy,
- elegant,
- en rapport,
- enchanting,
- enjoyable,
- enviable,
- excellent,
- exciting,
- exquisite,
- facile,
- fair,
- fair and pleasant,
- favorable,
- favoring,
- felicific,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- flowing,
- fluent,
- genial,
- goddess-like,
- good,
- good to eat,
- good-looking,
- good-mannered,
- good-tasting,
- goodly,
- graceful,
- gracious,
- grateful,
- gratification,
- gratifying,
- gustable,
- gusty,
- harmonious,
- heart-warming,
- honeyed,
- humoring,
- in good taste,
- indulgence,
- juicy,
- Junoesque,
- likable,
- likely,
- lovable,
- lovely to behold,
- luscious,
- lush,
- mellifluous,
- mellow,
- mollycoddling,
- mouth-watering,
- nectareous,
- nectarous,
- nice,
- obliging,
- of choice,
- of gourmet quality,
- of quality,
- overindulgence,
- overpermissiveness,
- palatable,
- pampering,
- permissiveness,
- personable,
- pleasant,
- pleasurable,
- pleasure-giving,
- pleasureful,
- pneumatic,
- presentable,
- provocative,
- pure,
- quiet,
- restrained,
- rewarding,
- sapid,
- satisfactory,
- satisfying,
- savorous,
- savory,
- scrumptious,
- seductive,
- shapely,
- sightly,
- simple,
- slender,
- smooth,
- spoiling,
- stacked,
- statuesque,
- subdued,
- succulent,
- suitable,
- sweet,
- taking,
- tantalizing,
- tasteful,
- tasty,
- tempting,
- to be desired,
- toothsome,
- tripping,
- unaffected,
- understated,
- unobjectionable,
- unobtrusive,
- welcome,
- well-built,
- well-chosen,
- well-favored,
- well-formed,
- well-made,
- well-proportioned,
- well-shaped,
- well-stacked,
- winning,
- worth having,
- yummy