pleasingness

Definition of pleasingnessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasingness
Noun
  • Select—and selective—five-star hotels are increasingly screening would-be guests for desirability rather than ability to pay.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Amanda oozes pick-me energy, unable to build self-esteem from within, instead begging for validation through desirability, something that will always be a slippery slope for someone in a monogamous relationship.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The lemonade flavor is refreshingly tart, while the blueberry flavor adds a bit of sweetness.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Paul McCartney still sells out stadiums and mesmerizes audiences with his charm, charisma and the deepest songbook in pop, but at 83, his voice is more strain than sweetness.
    Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This dynamic creates a feedback loop in which users reward agreeableness with engagement, and AI companies are incentivized to optimize a model to exploit agreeableness.
    Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As millions of people turn to AI for companionship and guidance, that agreeableness may pose a subtle but serious threat.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The shift is in how niceness is defined.
    Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Others offered to pick her up a Friday fish fry – Midwest niceness at its finest.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He's expected to be a huge attraction when the zoo reopens.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Season pass-holders were able to give an early preview of the attraction when the park first opened for the 2026 season on April 11.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.
    Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The seduction of modern times is rendered ineffective here.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Pleasingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasingness. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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