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pleasing

Translation
pleasing
—pleasingly, adv. —pleasingness, n.
/plee"zing/, adj.
giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
[1350-1400; ME plesing. See PLEASE, -ING2]
Syn. pleasant, charming, delightful, engaging. See interesting.

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  • Pleasing — Pleas ing, n. An object of pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pleasing — n aesthetically pleasing esthetically pleasing Англо русский строительный словарь. М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995 …   Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов

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  • Pleasing — Please Please, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleasing}.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. {Complacent}, {Placable}, {Placid}, {Plea}, {Plead}, {Pleasure}.] 1. To give pleasure to; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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