pleasing

adj.
Giving pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable.

pleasingly pleas'ing·ly adv.
pleasingness pleas'ing·ness n.

adjective

1. Affording enjoyment: enjoyable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable. See pain/pleasure.
2. To one's liking: agreeable, congenial, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome. See like/dislike.
3. Providing joy and pleasure: cheerful, cheery, festive, glad, happy, joyful, joyous. See happy/unhappy.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Giving satisfaction; Able to satisfy or win approval.

Always try to do something for the other fellow and you will be agreeably surprised how things come your way - how many pleasing things are done for you. — Claude M. Bristol

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of one who pleases

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The adjective pleasing has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: giving pleasure and satisfaction
  Antonym: displeasing (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: aesthetically pleasing
  Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic

Meaning #3: giving pleasure or satisfaction
  Synonyms: appreciated, gratifying, satisfying

Meaning #4: able to please or win approval

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indtagende

Nederlands (Dutch)
behaaglijk, plezierig, aangenaam

Français (French)
adj. - agréable, avenant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angenehm, gefällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευχάριστος, τερπνός

Italiano (Italian)
gradevole, soddisfacente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agradável

Русский (Russian)
приятный, счастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agradable, grato, satisfactorio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - angenäm, tilltalande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
令人愉快的, 讨人喜欢的, 使人满意的, 合意的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 令人愉快的, 討人喜歡的, 使人滿意的, 合意的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 즐거운, 호감이 가는, 붙임성 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愉快な, 満足な, 愛敬のある, 楽しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرض, مسر, يبعث السرور في النفس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהנה, נוח, נעים‬

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