pleasing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of one who pleases
  2. verb give pleasure to or be pleasing to
    delight; please.
    • These colors please the senses
    • a pleasing sensation
  3. verb be the will of or have the will (to)
    please.
    • he could do many things if he pleased
  4. verb give satisfaction
    please.
    • The waiters around her aim to please
  5. adjective giving pleasure and satisfaction
    • a pleasing piece of news
    • pleasing in manner and appearance

WordNet

Pleas"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. 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. Syn. -- Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant.
Pleas"ing noun
Definitions
  1. An object of pleasure. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913