pleasing
Usage
Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.
Example Sentences
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The handful of novels she has published since her 1999 debut, “The Pleasing Hour,” have elevated her into the company of cherished authors such as Ann Patchett and Elizabeth Strout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Pleasing her husband of more than a half-century, Anat Moshe says, was her grandmother’s real culinary priority.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
And the 28-year-old is about to add make-up designer to his resume, announcing this week that his company, Pleasing, is expanding into cosmetics.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
Pleasing the elite is also part of his job.
From Reuters • Aug. 14, 2022
Pleasing as marriage was to my thoughts, I was all the time, after my being promised, and even long after my marriage, in extreme confusion, which arose from two causes.
From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte
