Definitions for pleasing
ˈpli zɪŋpleas·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pleasingadjective

   the act of one who pleases

2. pleasingadjective

   giving pleasure and satisfaction

   "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pleasingnoun

   Sense of satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."

2. pleasingadjective

   Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pleasing

   of Please

2. Pleasingadjective

   giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners

3. Pleasingnoun

   an object of pleasure

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pleasing

   To create pleasure.

   The smell of fresh linen is beautiful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

Anagrams for pleasing »

1. elapsing

How to pronounce pleasing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say pleasing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pleasing in a Sentence

1. Marcus Aurelius:

   Is any man afraid of change? What can take place without change? What then is more pleasing or more suitable to the universal nature? And can you take a hot bath unless the wood for the fire undergoes a change? And can you be nourished unless the food undergoes a change? And can anything else that is useful be accomplished without change? Do you not see then that for yourself also to change is just the same, and equally necessary for the universal nature?

2. Mickey Rooney:

   This is the kind of world I was born in, one in which I had only one reason for existence: pleasing others.

3. Chris Morris:

   Listen close and you can hear, “Please, bless us and forgive us, and make us good here and strong here. Let us get along here. Let those we love and left behind be blessed. Let us find the proper path and keep to it. Help us act harmoniously, and find work pleasing in the sight of god and man.”

4. Remy de Gourmont:

   If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing is to say just enough to be --not understood, but divined.

5. Paul Manafort:

   I think Ted Cruz'll say something and give a sign of where Ted Cruz is on Donald Trump that would be pleasing to the Donald Trump campaign and Republicans.

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