pleasingly
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3.4
- adverb
- /ˈplizɪŋli/
:
agradablemente
- The remark had been uttered in the context of what she had thought was a pleasingly circumspect conversation deploring forms of extremist behavior.
- pleasingly plump
- pleasingly simple
- pleasingly curved
I smile at her veins plump rivulets slate blue, pleasingly straight.
- I smile at her veins plump rivulets slate blue, pleasingly straight.
Examples
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The Frenchman, pleasingly unnerved, shook his head.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wind perfectly massaged his forehead, the salt air filled his lungs, and the gulls cried pleasingly overhead.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Duke of York Islands provide a pleasingly basic stay.
Blog text (17) -
Someone tall and pleasingly handsome, wearing a brown World War II army uniform.
Fiction book (1993) -
At 5'5", she was pleasingly plump, as a neighbor boy described her.
Blog text (1) -
The latter of those two features works pleasingly well, with images firing off quickly, popping up in the gallery right away.
Blog text (17) -
It's a pleasingly subtle finale to a subtly pleasing essay.
Academic text (2007) -
"Is one of them a tall woman, natural blonde, late thirties, pleasingly plump, wearing a tight white blouse?" The secretary squinted at Anna.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cake was pleasingly moist and flavorful, making it a hit at the party.
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Her smile was pleasingly warm, instantly making everyone around her feel welcome.
Synonyms
388
1.0
In a pleasant or attractive way
233
1.0
In a way that looks or sounds very nice
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
50
1.0
In a friendly and enjoyable way
37
1.0
In a kind, gentle, pleasant way
21
1.8
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
19
2.3
In a very pleasant way that gives strong pleasure to the senses, especially taste
12
3.9
In a very beautiful or impressive way
11
3.0
In a pleasant way that makes people like you
5
3.5
In a very beautiful and impressive way
3
2.5
In a way that looks nice and makes people notice it
3
2.3
In a pleasant way that feels nice
3
2.3
In a way that looks nice
2
3.8
In a way that looks pleasant and attracts people
1
3.4
In a pleasing way that makes you feel happy about the result
1
3.4
In a way that feels pleasant
1
5.1
In a friendly and pleasant way that makes people like you
1
1.3
In a pleasant way that gives pleasure
1
5.7
In a way that feels pleasing and rewarding
1
7.3
In a charming way that makes people like you
In a carefully chosen and pleasant way that fits the situation
Antonyms
How Pleasing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pleasingly comes from the verb please, which is related to an old Latin word placere meaning 'to please' and also appears in pleasant and pleasure. So, pleasingly means doing something 'in a way that gives pleasure'.