David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.
Source: tatoeba (1907)
Pleasing
//ˈpliːzɪŋ//
Synonyms for "pleasing" (197 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (59)
choiceclassicclassicalclevercoddlingcomelycomfortablecompatiblecomplaisantcongenialcordialcossetingcurvaceouscurvydaintydarlingdelectabledelicatedeliciousdesirable
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dulceteleganten rapportenchantingengagingentertainingenticingenviableexcellentexcitingexquisitefabfacilefairfair and pleasantfavorablefavoringfelicificfelicitousfineflowingfluentgenialgentlegoddess likegoddess-likegood lookinggood to eatgood-lookinggood-manneredgood-tastinggoodlygracefulgraciousgratefulgratification
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (98)
Adjective(4 words)
gustablegustyharmoniousheart warmingheart-warminghoneyedhumoringin good tasteindulgenceingratiatingjuicyjunoesquelikablelikelylovablelovelylovely to beholdlusciouslushmellifluous
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mellowmollycoddlingmouth wateringmouth-wateringnectareousnectarousniceobligingof choiceof gourmet qualityof qualityopenoverindulgenceoverpermissivenesspalatablepamperingpermissivenesspersonablepicturesquepleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulpneumaticprepossessingpresentableprovocativepurequietrestrainedrewardingsapidsatisfactorysavoroussavoryscrumptiousseductiveseemlyshapelysightlysimpleslendersmoothspoilingstackedstatuesquesubduedsucculentsufficientsuitabletakingtantalizingtastefultastytemptingto be desiredtoothsometrippingunaffectedunderstatedunobjectionableunobtrusivewelcomewell-builtwell-chosenwell-favoredwell-formedwell-madewell-proportionedwell-shapedwell-stackedwinningworth havingworthyyummy
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4 entriesRelated terms
8 entriesderived
11 entriesderived from
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12 entriessimilar
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
Translations
26 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀρεστός adj (giving pleasure)
Arabic
1 entries- سَارّ adj (giving pleasure)
Bulgarian
1 entries- прия́тен adj (giving pleasure)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 愉快 adj (giving pleasure)
French
1 entries- plaisant adj (giving pleasure)
Georgian
1 entries- სასიამოვნო adj (giving pleasure)
German
1 entries- angenehm adj (giving pleasure)
Hungarian
1 entries- kellemes adj (giving pleasure)
Irish
1 entries- taitneamhach adj (giving pleasure)
Japanese
1 entries- 楽しい adj (giving pleasure)
Latin
3 entries- placens adj (giving pleasure)
- placitus adj (giving pleasure)
- venustus adj (giving pleasure)
Macedonian
2 entries- до́падлив adj (giving pleasure)
- при́јатен adj (giving pleasure)
Middle English
1 entries- wynsom adj (giving pleasure)
Polish
2 entries- miły adj (giving pleasure)
- przyjemny adj (giving pleasure)
Portuguese
1 entries- agradável adj (giving pleasure)
Romanian
2 entries- agreabil adj (giving pleasure)
- plăcut adj (giving pleasure)
Russian
1 entries- прия́тный adj (giving pleasure)
Sanskrit
1 entries- गूर्त adj (giving pleasure)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tlachdmhor adj (giving pleasure)
Spanish
1 entries- grato adj (giving pleasure)
Turkish
1 entries- hoş adj (giving pleasure)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The music of Mozart is always pleasing to me.
Source: tatoeba (31128)
That should be pleasing to anyone.
Source: tatoeba (40387)
The show was pleasing to the audience.
Source: tatoeba (50326)
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