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pleasing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb please 1 of 2 senses of please Sense 1 please, delight => endear => enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb please 1 of 2 senses of please Sense 1 please, delight => endear => enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight Entailment of verb please Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb please 2 senses of please Sense 1 please, delight => satisfy, gratify Sense 2 please => wish, care like Familiarity of verb please please used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb please Sense 1 please, delight => satisfy, gratify -------------- Sense 2 please => wish, care like -------------- Grep of noun pleasing pleasing pleasingness Overview of noun pleasing The noun pleasing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pleasing -- (the act of one who pleases) Overview of verb please The verb please has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) please, delight -- (give pleasure to be pleasing to) 2. (10) please -- (be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased") Overview of adj pleasing The adj pleasing has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) pleasing -- (giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance") 2. aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing -- (aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement") 3. appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying -- (giving pleasure or satisfaction) 4. pleasing -- (able to please or win approval) Antonyms of adj pleasing 4 senses of pleasing Sense 1 pleasing (vs. displeasing) displeasing (vs. pleasing) => disconcerting, upsetting => exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing => off-putting Sense 2 aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless, in poor taste Sense 3 appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying INDIRECT (VIA rewarding) -> unrewarding Sense 4 pleasing INDIRECT (VIA favorable) -> unfavorable, unfavourable Similarity of adj pleasing 4 senses of pleasing Sense 1 pleasing (vs. displeasing) => admirable => agreeable, pleasureful => charming => delightful, delicious => disarming => easy => fabulous, fab => good => gratifying, sweet => ingratiating => sweet Also See-> attractive#1; beautiful#1; humorous#1; pleasant#1 Sense 2 aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing => tasteful (vs. tasteless), in good taste(prenominal) Sense 3 appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying => rewarding (vs. unrewarding) Sense 4 pleasing => favorable (vs. unfavorable), favourable Attributes of adj pleasing Familiarity of adj pleasing pleasing used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj pleasing displeasing pleasing unpleasing Overview of noun pleasing The noun pleasing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pleasing -- (the act of one who pleases) Overview of verb please The verb please has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) please, delight -- (give pleasure to be pleasing to) 2. (10) please -- (be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased") Overview of adj pleasing The adj pleasing has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) pleasing -- (giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance") 2. aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing -- (aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement") 3. appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying -- (giving pleasure or satisfaction) 4. pleasing -- (able to please or win approval)
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