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Meaning of "pleasing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEASING

pleasing  [ˈpliːzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEASING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleasing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLEASING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pleasing in the English dictionary

The definition of pleasing in the dictionary is giving pleasure; likable or gratifying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEASING


accusing
əˈkjuːzɪŋ
amusing
əˈmjuːzɪŋ
bruising
ˈbruːzɪŋ
cancer-causing
ˈkænsəˌkɔːzɪŋ
confusing
kənˈfjuːzɪŋ
deep-freezing
ˌdiːpˈfriːzɪŋ
displeasing
dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ
easing
ˈiːzɪŋ
freezing
ˈfriːzɪŋ
losing
ˈluːzɪŋ
musing
ˈmjuːzɪŋ
nonfreezing
ˌnɒnˈfriːzɪŋ
parsing
ˈpɑːzɪŋ
pausing
ˈpɔːzɪŋ
prick-teasing
ˈprɪkˌtiːzɪŋ
seizing
ˈsiːzɪŋ
subfreezing
sʌbˈfriːzɪŋ
teasing
ˈtiːzɪŋ
unfreezing
ʌnˈfriːzɪŋ
unpleasing
ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEASING

pleasantry
please
please oneself
pleased
pleased to meet you
pleased with
pleasedly
pleaseman
Pleasence
pleaser
pleasingly
pleasingness
pleasurability
pleasurable
pleasurableness
pleasurably
pleasure
pleasure boat
pleasure craft
pleasure cruise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEASING

advertising
aliasing
ambulance chasing
bulk purchasing
casing
decreasing
freebasing
housing
increasing
leasing
nondecreasing
nonincreasing
phasing
phrasing
progress chasing
purchasing
quantitative easing
steeplechasing
unceasing
womb-leasing

Synonyms and antonyms of pleasing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLEASING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pleasing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pleasing

Translation of «pleasing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEASING

Find out the translation of pleasing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pleasing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pleasing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人愉快的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agradable
570 millions of speakers

English

pleasing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनभावन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agradável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনন্দদায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyenangkan hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erfreulich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

楽しい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기분 좋게 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm hài lòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்வளிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुखकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piacevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miłe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приємно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plăcut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρακαλώντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aangenaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gledelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleasing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEASING»

The term «pleasing» is very widely used and occupies the 16.143 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEASING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pleasing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pleasing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleasing

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10 QUOTES WITH «PLEASING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pleasing.
1
Saint Teresa of Avila
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
2
Ezra Taft Benson
False thinking and false ideologies, dressed in the most pleasing forms, quietly - almost without our knowing it - seek to reduce our moral defenses and to captivate our minds. They entice with bright promises of security, cradle-to-grave guarantees of many kinds.
3
Wendell Berry
The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.
4
Richard Branson
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.
5
Claude M. Bristol
Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way - how many pleasing things are done for you.
6
Luc de Clapiers
The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
7
Tim Cook
You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.
8
Will Cuppy
Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.
9
Zooey Deschanel
Girls get competitive, as though there's only one spot in the world for everything _ but that's not true. We need to stick together and see there's more to life than pleasing men. It's important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other.
10
Kevin DeYoung
As a pastor in a Protestant church, my whole ministry centers on the conviction that by grace we are saved through faith. And it's not our faith that delivers us, as if believing something, anything at all were pleasing to God. It's the object of our faith - Christ's life, death, and resurrection - that saves us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEASING»

Discover the use of pleasing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleasing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pleasing the Ghost
Dennis has to find out, because this is one ghost who isn't going to leave until he gets what he came for. Uncle Arvie's antics and Dennis's attempts to please his ghost form the heart of this touching story.
Sharon Creech, 2009
2
Pleasing God: Discovering the Meaning and Importance of ...
Filled with Biblical insights, this release guides both new and seasoned Christians through God’s path for transforming His people.
R. C. Sproul, 2012
3
The Disease to Please: Curing the People-Pleasing Syndrome
What's wrong with being a "people pleaser?" Plenty! "A fascinating book... If you struggle with where, when, and how to draw the line between your own desires and the demands of others, buy this book!
Harriet Braiker, 2002
4
A Pleasing Sinne: Drink and Conviviality in ...
Studies of the representation and understanding of drink and conviviality in diverse social contexts.
Adam Smyth, 2004
5
When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You: Finding God's Patterns ...
How can they get back on track? Clinical psychologist David Hawkins offers a Christian perspective on healthy relationships and the pitfalls of being a people pleaser. He answers such important questions as.
David Hawkins, 2010
6
The Pleasing Hour
Lily King’s highly acclaimed, award-winning debut novel is the story of Rosie, an American au pair in Paris whose coming of age defies all our usual conceptions of naïveté and experience.
Lily King, 2010
7
The Easy Burden of Pleasing God
Through personal stories and careful meditation on Scripture, award-winning writer Patty Kirk urges our uncertain and ever-burdened souls back into the awareness of the Lord's gentle yet unceasing demand to live in love.
Patty Kirk, 2013
8
Pleasing Birth: Midwives and Maternity Care in the Netherlands
A Pleasing Birth breaks new ground and closes gaps in our knowledge of the social and cultural foundations of health care.
Raymond De Vries, Amsterdam University Press, 2005
9
Pleasing God
Like children performing for our parents in a backyard play, we long to receive the applause, the approval, the divine "well done" of our heavenly Father.
Jack Kuhatschek, 1999
10
When Pleasing You Is Killing Me: A Workbook
Nationally known psychotherapist Les Carter, formerly of the Minirth-Meier Clinic, shows readers how to develop their God-given gift of service without allowing others to take advantage of them.
Les Carter, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEASING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleasing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DAB caught between serving HK people and pleasing Beijing
Beijing has relied on the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) to serve as a stabilizing force for the city's ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
2
Race is over for places in eye-pleasing challenge
All the 1,200 individual places for the Hong Kong Cyclothon's 35-kilometer Challenge Ride have been snapped up in less than 24 hours. «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
3
Another Berlusconi? Renzi goes large with crowd-pleasing tax …
The crowd-pleasing tax gambit, delivered at a rally of the premier's Democratic Party (PD) on July 18, came in the wake of local election defeats ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
4
Beer Man: Blackberries shine in pleasing gose brew
Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world. This week: Brombeere Blackberry Gose. Odell Brewing Co. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
I Like That Most – Louis van Gaal On Pleasing Aspect As Man Utd …
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says that what he most liked about his side's 3-1 friendly victory against Barcelona last night was ... «Inside Futbol, Jul 15»
6
Local Flavor: In N.Y., Packing The Produce Into Pleasing Paninis
Christine Miller owns Dahlia's Delights in White Sulphur Springs, N.Y. Locals and tourists alike line up for her paninis, hot off the press and ... «NPR, Jul 15»
7
​No pleasing some people…19 amusing, shocking and odd …
PEOPLE love to moan, and it seems some people have plenty to moan about on Tripadvisor. Here's 19 gripes from Swansea visitors who ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
8
Mark Warburton: Rangers win "very pleasing"
"To come here and get that result is obviously very pleasing. Depth of squad will be important and the substitutes made a difference when they ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
9
Restaurant Review: Stoughton's Viking Brewpub menu is both …
Restaurant Review: Stoughton's Viking Brewpub menu is both pleasing and promising. Share on Facebook Comments Print. «Janesville Gazette, Jul 15»
10
'Coronation Street': Sarah Harding Jokes About Pleasing Cheryl …
Sarah Harding will make her 'Coronation Street' debut tonight (Thursday 23 July), and ahead of her big moment, the star has revealed she's ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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