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pleasing
 
Adjective pleasing has 4 senses
  1. pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
    Antonyms:     displeasing, disconcerting, upsetting, exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing, off-putting
  2. aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing - aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
    Antonyms: tasteless, in poor taste (indirect, via tasteful)
  3. appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying - giving pleasure or satisfaction
    Antonym: unrewarding (indirect, via rewarding)
  4. pleasing - able to please or win approval
    Antonyms:     unfavorable, unfavourable (indirect, via favorable)
Noun pleasing has 1 sense
  1. pleasing - the act of one who pleases
    --1 is a kind of     gratification
    Derived form: verb please1
Verb please has 3 senses
  1. please, delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
    --1 is one way to satisfy, gratify
    Antonyms: displease
    Derived forms: noun pleasure1, noun pleasure2, noun pleasure4, noun pleaser1, noun pleasing1
    Sample sentences:
    The good news will please her
    The performance is likely to please Sue
  2. please - be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"
    --2 is one way to     wish, care, like
    Derived form: noun pleasure4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"
    --3 is one way to     satisfy, gratify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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