pleasing

pleas·ing

 (plē′zĭng)

adj.

Giving pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable.

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pleas′ing·ly adv.

pleas′ing·ness n.

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pleasing

(ˈpliːzɪŋ)

adj

giving pleasure; likable or gratifying

ˈpleasingly adv

ˈpleasingness n

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pleas•ing

(ˈpli zɪŋ)

adj.

giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying.

[1350–1400]

pleas′ing•ly, adv.

pleas′ing•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pleasing - the act of one who pleases gratification - the act or an instance of satisfying
Adj.	1.	pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" displeasing - causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

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pleasing

adjective

1. enjoyable, satisfying, attractive, charming, entertaining, delightful, gratifying, agreeable, pleasurable a pleasing view
enjoyable boring, dull, unpleasant, unattractive, monotonous, disagreeable

2. likable or likeable, attractive, engaging, charming, winning, entertaining, amusing, delightful, polite, agreeable, amiable a pleasing personality
likable or likeable unlikable or unlikeable, boring, dull, unpleasant, rude, unattractive, disagreeable

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pleasing

adjective

1. Affording enjoyment:

enjoyable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable.

2. To one's liking:

agreeable, congenial, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome.

3. Providing joy and pleasure:

cheerful, cheery, festive, glad, happy, joyful, joyous.

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Translations

سارٌّ، مُفْرِح، مُمْتِع

atraktivnípůvabný

dejlig

angenehmerfreulich

agradable

agréableplaisant

ánægjulegur

piacevolegradevole

atraktívny

hoşa gidicimemnuniyet verici

使人愉快的

pleasing

[ˈpliːzɪŋ] ADJ [manner] → agradable; [news] → grato; [result] → satisfactorio
aesthetically pleasing → agradable desde el punto de vista estético
pleasing to the ear/eye → grato or agradable al oído/a la vista

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pleasing

[ˈpliːzɪŋ] adj [view, climate, sight, colour, manner, effect, result] → agréable
it's pleasing to hear that they're doing so well → cela fait plaisir d'entendre que cela marche si bien pour eux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pleasing

adj → angenehm; sight → erfreulich; to be pleasing to the eye → ein netter Anblick sein; to be pleasing to the ear → sich angenehm anhören

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pleasing

[ˈpliːzɪŋ] adj (person) → simpatico/a; (news, sight) → piacevole, che fa piacere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

please

(pliːz) verb

1. to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to. You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry. tevrede stel, gelukkig maak من فَضْلَك угаждам на agradar vyhovět; potěšit zufriedenstellen behage; glæde ευχαριστώ, ικανοποιώ, δίνω ευχαρίστηση σε gustar, agradar meeldima خشنود کردن miellyttää plaire לְרַצוֹת प्रसन्न करना, रिझाना ugoditi örömet okoz menyenangkan gleðja accontentare; piacere 기쁘게 하다 įtikti, patikti []patikt; iepriecināt; sagādāt baudu menyenangkan hati orang behagenglede, gjøre til lags zadowalać, sprawiać radość خوشحاله كول agradar a satisface; a-i plăcea угождать; доставлять удовольствие vyhovieť ustreči; veseliti udovoljiti behaga ทำให้พอใจ memnun etmek 使滿意 догоджати, робити приємність خوش کرنا làm hài lòng 使满意

2. to choose, want, like. He does as he pleases. wat hy wil يَخْتار، يُحِب، يُريد намирам за добре querer chtít, zlíbit se gefallen ville θέλω, μου κάνει κέφι placer, querer, dar la gana heaks arvama خوش آمدن haluta plaire לִרצוֹת चाहना, पसंद करना svijdjeti se, dopasti se tetszik (vkinek) menyukai þóknast piacere; parere 원하다 norti, (kam) patikti labpatikt ingini willenha lyst til, villechcieć ښه راتلل querer a vrea желать, хотеть chcieť, páčiť sa ugajati želeti behaga, vilja ชอบ istemek 選擇 хотіти, бажати چاہنا phù hợp 选择

adverb

a word added to an order or request in order to be polite. Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me? asseblief من فَضْلَك моля por favor prosím bitte venligst παρακαλώpor favor palun لطفاً ole hyvä s'il te/vous plaît בבקשה umoljavati kérem...! tolong gera svo vel per favore どうぞ 제발, 아무쪼록 prašau, prašom, malonėsit lūdzu tolong; sila alstublieft vær så snill proszę لطفاٍٍٍََ por favor te/vă rog пожалуйста; будьте добры prosím prosim molim Vas var snäll och ..., tack, varsågod och ... กรุณา lütfen, rica ederim 請 будь ласка درخواست کرنے کا لفظ xin/ hãy 请

pleased adjective

happy; satisfied. Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress. in sy/haar skik مَسْرور، راضٍ، سَعيد доволен satisfeito spokojený zufrieden glad for; tilfreds med ευχαριστημένος, ικανοποιημένοςcontento, satisfecho rahul خشنود tyytyväinen contentמרוצה प्रसन्न zadovoljiti (meg)elégedett puas ánægður contento, soddisfatto 満足した 기쁜, 만족스러운 patenkintas apmierināts gembira blij, tevredenglad, fornøydzadowolony خوشحاله satisfeito mulţumit довольный potešený, spokojný zadovoljen zadovoljan nöjd, belåten พอใจ memnun 滿意的 задоволений خوش، مسرور hài lòng 满意的

ˈpleasing adjective

giving pleasure; attractive. a pleasing view. aangenaam سارٌّ، مُفْرِح، مُمْتِع приятен agradável půvabný, atraktivní angenehm dejlig ευχάριστοςagradable meeldiv خوشایند mieluinen agréableמהנה रमणीय, रोचक, मनोहर, सुखद privlačan, dopadljiv kellemes menyenangkan ánægjulegur piacevole 愉快な 기쁘게 하는 malonus, patrauklus patīkams; jauks menyenangkan aangenaamtiltalende, behageligmiły په خوښه agradável agreabil, plăcut приятный pôvabný, atraktívny prijeten zadovoljavajući behaglig, angenäm, tilltalande น่าพอใจ hoşa gidici, memnuniyet verici 令人愉快的 приємний; привабливий خوش کن dễ chịu 使人愉快的

ˈpleasingly adverb

aangenaam بصورَةٍ مُمْتِعَه приятно agradavelmente příjemně angenehm dejligt ευχάριστα agradablemente meelsasti بطور خوشایند miellyttävästi agréablementנעים रमणीयता से, सुखदपूर्वक privlačno kellemesen secara menyenangkan ánægjulega piacevolmente 愉快に 기분 좋게 maloniai, patraukliai patīkami; jauki dgn cara yg menyenangkan aangenaamfint, behageligmiło په ښه خوښۀ agradavelmente (în mod) agreabil приятно príjemne prijetno zadovoljno behagligt, angenämt, tilltalande อย่างน่าพอใจ hoşa gidecek şekilde 令人愉快地 приємно پسنديدہ طور پر một cách dễ chịu 使人愉快地

if you please

please. Come this way, if you please. asseblief من فَضْلَك моля fazendo o favor prosím wenn ich bitten darf hvis du vil være så venlig παρακαλώ, αν έχεις την καλοσύνη por favor, haga el favor kui tohib paluda اگر دوست دارید olkaa hyvä s'il te/vous plaît אִם תוֹעִיל यदि इच्छा हो तो, पंसद हो तो htjeti, biti voljan ha volna szíves silakan gerðu svo vel per favore, (se non ti dispiace) どうぞ 당신이 원한다면 prašom, būkit malonus esiet tik laipni bolehkah alstublieft vær så god/vennlig å proszę bardzo كه د تاسو خوښه وې se faz favor te/vă rog пожалуйста; будьте (так) добры prosím prosim molim Vas om jag får be กรุณา lütfen, rica ederim 請，對不起 з вашого дозволу; якщо ви дозволите براہ کرم xin mời 请，对不起

please yourself

do what you choose. I don't think you should go, but please yourself. doen wat jy wil إعْمَل ما يَحْلو لَكَ правя както искам faça como quiser podle vlastního uvážení wie du, etc. wünschst gør, hvad du vil όπως θέλεις, κάνε ό,τι νομίζεις haz lo que quieras tee nagu tahad به دلخواه خود عمل کردن tee niin kuin haluat faire à sa guise עָשֶׂה כִּרצוֹנך जैसा मन करे वैसा करो zadovoljiti tégy, ahogy jólesik sesuka hati Anda eins og þér þóknast (fa' pure), (fa' quel che ti pare) 好きなようにする 당신 마음대로 하세요 daryk kaip nori dari, kā vēlies suka hati kamulah ga uw gang gjøre som du vil rób jak chcesz په خپله خوښه عمل كول faça como entender fă după cum îţi place делайте/поступайте как хотите podľa vlastného uváženia naredi, kar te je volja kako god želite gör som du vill ทำตามใจ nasıl isterseniz, siz bilirsiniz 請便 робіть як хочете جو چاہو کرو xin cứ làm theo ý mình 请便

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pleasing

a. agradable, placentero-a, gustoso-a.

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