Thesaurus: pleasing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Please
2. a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners.
3. n. An object of pleasure.
4. adj. giving pleasure and satisfaction
5. adj. pleasant or agreeable to the senses
6. n. the act of one who pleases
7. 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. Syn. -- Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant. An object of pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
8. 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.
9. j:100 n. the act of one who pleases a. giving pleasure and satisfaction