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Adjective: pleasing  plee-zing
  1. Giving pleasure and satisfaction
    "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
Noun: pleasing  plee-zing
  1. The act of one who pleases
Verb: please  pleez
  1. Give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    "These colours please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
    - delight
     
  2. Be the will of or have the will (to)
    "he could do many things if he pleased"
     
  3. Give satisfaction
    "The waiters around her aim to please"

Derived forms: pleasings

See also: admirable, attractive, beautiful, charming, delicious, delightful, easy, fab, fabulous, good, gratifying, humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], ingratiating, pleasant, pleaser, pleasingly, pleasure, sweet

Type of: care, gratification, gratify, like, satisfy, wish

Antonym: displease, displeasing

Encyclopedia: Please, Please Please, Please, Please Please Please, Not Now! Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want Please, Sir! Please, won't someone think of the children? Please, Please Me Please, Sir

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