pleasing en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈplizɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpliːzɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please + -ing.
Meanings
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Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
These two designs were neat and handsome, by modern standards, and very pleasing in appearance.
1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 843:Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, pages 250–251:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pleasing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pleasing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
self-pleasing · unpleasing · pleasingly · pleasing on the eye · impleasing · pleasing lacewing · pleasing to the eye · pleasing fungus beetle · pleasingness
Relateds
pleasance · pleasurable · pleasurably · pleasant · please · pleasure · pleasantly · pleasantness
Synonyms
satisfying · enjoyable · glad · gratifying
Translations (28)
cmn 愉快 (giving pleasure) · de angenehm (giving pleasure) · mk при́јатен (giving pleasure) · hi मनोरम (giving pleasure) · enm wynsom (giving pleasure) · bg прия́тен (giving pleasure) · sa गूर्त (giving pleasure) · fi miellyttävä (giving pleasure) · pt agradável (giving pleasure) · ro plăcut (giving pleasure) · la placitus (giving pleasure) · ga taitneamhach (giving pleasure) · la venustus (giving pleasure) · ka სასიამოვნო (giving pleasure) · gd tlachdmhor (giving pleasure) · es grato (giving pleasure) · pl miły (giving pleasure) · ja 楽しい (giving pleasure) · pl przyjemny (giving pleasure) · tr hoş (giving pleasure) · ru прия́тный (giving pleasure) · mk до́падлив (giving pleasure) · hu kellemes (giving pleasure) · la placens (giving pleasure) · grc ἀρεστός (giving pleasure) · ar سَارّ (giving pleasure) · fr plaisant (giving pleasure) · ro agreabil (giving pleasure)