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pleasing
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
pleasing
(adjective)
crowd–pleaser
(noun)
please
(verb)
pleasing
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ˈ
pliːzɪŋ/
adjective
pleasing
/
ˈ
pliːzɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLEASING
[
more pleasing; most pleasing
]
:
good in a way that gives pleasure or enjoyment
:
attractive or appealing
the
pleasing
[=
pleasant
] smell of freshly baked bread
pleasing
sounds/sights
He wanted his kitchen to be both functional and aesthetically
pleasing
.
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— pleasingly
adverb
The meal was
pleasingly
simple.
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