pleasing

Pleasing — Pleas ing, a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. Pleasing harmony. Shak. Pleasing features. Macaulay. {Pleas ing*ly}, adv. {Pleas ing*ness}, n. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pleasing — 1> угождение; умение нравиться Ex: the art of pleasing искусство угождать 2> приятный; привлекательный; нравящийся; доставляющий удовольствие Ex: pleasing memory приятное воспоминание Ex: pleasing manners приятные манеры Ex: pleasing view… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

pleasing — adj. 1) приятный, доставляющий удовольствие 2) нравящийся, привле кательный 3) услужливый, угодливый Syn: agreeable, attractive, engaging,enjoyable, gratifying, nice, pleasant Ant: bad, displeasing, obnoxious,repulsive, unattractive, ungratifying …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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

pleasing — index attractive, harmonious, palatable, popular, sapid, savory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

pleasing — ˈpli:zɪŋ прил. 1) приятный, доставляющий удовольствие Syn : agreeable, attractive, engaging, enjoyable, nice, pleasant, obliging, complaisant, gratifying Ant : bad, displeasing, obnoxious, repulsive …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

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

pleasing — adjective Date: 14th century giving pleasure ; agreeable < the sun s pleasing warmth > • pleasingly adverb • pleasingness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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. * * * …   Universalium

pleasing — 1. adjective Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. 2. noun Sense of satisfaction, as in the phrase to my pleasing …   Wiktionary