pleasing

pleasing
Synonyms and related words:
Attic, Junoesque, acceptable, adorable, aesthetic, affable, agreeable, ambrosial, amiable, amicable, amply endowed, appetizing, artistic, 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, 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

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pleasing — Pleas ing, n. An object of pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pleasing — index attractive, harmonious, palatable, popular, sapid, savory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pleasing — *pleasant, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, welcome Analogous words: winning (see GET): charming, attractive, alluring, enchanting (see under ATTRACT) Antonyms: displeasing: repellent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pleasing — / pleasurable [adj] welcome, nice agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite,… …   New thesaurus

  • pleasing — [plēz′iŋ] adj. giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying SYN. PLEASANT pleasingly adv. pleasingness n …   English World dictionary

  • pleasing — pleas|ing [ plizıŋ ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) making you feel happy and satisfied: Amy s progress this year has been very pleasing. pleasing news 2. ) pleasant and enjoyable: a pleasing aroma The atmosphere was very pleasing to her. pleasing to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pleasing — UK [ˈpliːzɪŋ] / US [ˈplɪzɪŋ] adjective formal 1) pleasant and enjoyable a pleasing aroma The atmosphere was very pleasing to her. pleasing to the eye (= nice to look at): The room was simply furnished and pleasing to the eye. 2) making you feel… …   English dictionary

  • pleasing — [[t]pli͟ːzɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n, ADJ to inf Something that is pleasing gives you pleasure and satisfaction. This area of France has a pleasing climate in August... Such a view is pleasing... It s pleasing to listen to... It s pleasing… …   English dictionary

  • pleasing — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ aesthe …   Collocations dictionary

  • pleasing — pleas|ing [ˈpli:zıŋ] adj formal giving pleasure, enjoyment, or satisfaction ▪ a pleasing sound pleasing to ▪ a design that is pleasing to the eye >pleasingly adv ▪ a pleasingly relaxed atmosphere …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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