Pleasing Meaning
/ˈpliːzɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAgreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
verbpresent participle and gerund of please.
Sentence Examples
The music of Mozart is always pleasing to me.
That should be pleasing to anyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby's smile was so ____ that everyone in the room felt happy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The symmetrical design of the building was visually ____ and drew admiration from passersby.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"These two designs were neat and handsome, by modern standards, and very pleasing in appearance."
— 1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 843:
"Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost."
— 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, pages 250–251:
"What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]"
— a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby's smile was so ____ that everyone in the room felt happy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The symmetrical design of the building was visually ____ and drew admiration from passersby.