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pleasing.

Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpliːzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplizɪŋ/General-American
  1. Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please + -ing.

noun/ˈpliːzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplizɪŋ/General-American
  1. pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to someone's pleasing."

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English plesing, plesinge (“satisfaction; pleasing”), equivalent to please + -ing.

verb/ˈpliːzɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplizɪŋ/General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of please.

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please + -ing.

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