pleasingly
adverb
pleasingness
noun
pleas·ing·ness
plural -es
: the quality or state of being pleasing
the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes—
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Adjective
He wanted his kitchen to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
pleasing music in the background
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026
Ready to run through brick walls, rack up three red cards and provide the most aesthetically pleasing kit in the tournament.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Never has the exhausting task of people-pleasing felt so welcome.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
My strength test results were less pleasing.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
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Adjective
That’s bad news for our nameless hero’s nine-year-old daughter Rainy (Yang Enyou, button-cute but with some pleasing grit), visiting from their native China.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026
Ready to run through brick walls, rack up three red cards and provide the most aesthetically pleasing kit in the tournament.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Never has the exhausting task of people-pleasing felt so welcome.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
My strength test results were less pleasing.
—Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
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“Pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleasing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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