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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pleasing.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin
     to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable,
     Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
     1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or
        emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to
        satisfy.
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              I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to
        desire; to will.
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              Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.
                                                    cxxxv. 6.
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              A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,
              are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.
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     3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used
        impersonally. ``It pleased the Father that in him should
        all fullness dwell.'' --Col. i. 19.
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              To-morrow, may it please you.         --Shak.
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     To be pleased in or To be pleased with, to have
        complacency in; to take pleasure in.
  
     To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it;
        to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.
        --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, a.
     Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion;
     agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing
     manners. ``Pleasing harmony.'' --Shak. ``Pleasing features.''
     --Macaulay. -- Pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ing*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, n.
     An object of pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pleasing.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin
     to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable,
     Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
     1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or
        emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to
        satisfy.
  
              I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.
  
              What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to
        desire; to will.
  
              Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.
                                                    cxxxv. 6.
  
              A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,
              are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.
  
     3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used
        impersonally. ``It pleased the Father that in him should
        all fullness dwell.'' --Col. i. 19.
  
              To-morrow, may it please you.         --Shak.
  
     To be pleased in or with, to have complacency in; to take
        pleasure in.
  
     To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it;
        to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.
        --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, a.
     Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion;
     agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing
     manners. ``Pleasing harmony.'' --Shak. ``Pleasing features.''
     --Macaulay. -- Pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ing*ness, n.
  
     Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, n.
     An object of pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pleasing
       adj 1: giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of
              news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" [ant: displeasing]
       2: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
          [syn: aesthetic, esthetic, artistic]
       3: giving pleasure or satisfaction [syn: appreciated, gratifying,
           satisfying]
       4: able to please or win approval
       n : the act of one who pleases

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     Αγγλικά a.
     ευχάριστος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     a.
     agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en please nocat=1).
     n.
     pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my
  pleasing."

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     a.
     agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en please nocat=1).
     n.
     pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my
  pleasing."

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     a.
     agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en please nocat=1).
     n.
     pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my
  pleasing."

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     a.
     agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
     vb.
     (present participle of en please nocat=1).
     n.
     pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my
  pleasing."

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     Englanti a.
     1 miellyttävä
     2 mieluinen, mieleinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p leas ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pleasing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en please ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb please)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/
  behaaglik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/
  المسرّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pleasing //ˈplizɪŋ// //ˈpliːzɪŋ// 
  прия́тен
  giving pleasure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/ 
  milý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/ 
  příjemný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/
  půvabný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pleasing /plˈiːzɪŋ/
  atraktivní