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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Yet while the basic gesture of translation is reverent, sometimes a foxy irreverence yields pleasing results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Not to contradict the title of your special, but I screened “None Too Pleased,” and it’s super pleasing and so funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one, least of all your good self.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
It was certainly not pleasing on the eye to Brighton's head coach Fabian Hurzeler, who spent almost the entire game enraged by Arsenal's strategy and what unfolded before him.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
There were, to be sure, some who, while admitting she was pleasing enough, were withholding judgment as to her quality as a queen.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
