pleasing

  • 51suaviloquence — pleasing or agreeable speech Styles of Speech …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 52nice —    Pleasing, agreeable, or attractive in appearance, or courtesy and polite, or respectable, or subtle. So loosely positive a term as nice should be used as sparingly as possible. Also see aesthetics, beauty, cute, description, kitsch, praise,… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 53Sachs and the Citi — Pleasing description of the much speculated upon Goldman Sachs–Citigroup merger. The blog Seeking Alpha encapsulated this phrase: With Citigroup apparently up for sale either in part or whole, rumors were swirling Friday morning regarding which… …

    Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles

  • 54pleasurable — pleasing / pleasurable [adj] welcome, nice agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite …

    New thesaurus

  • 55dandy —  Pleasing. See fine and dandy …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 56bonny —  pleasing and unaffected. York, and Derb …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 57performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

    Universalium

  • 58Pleasant — Pleas ant, a. [F. plaisant. See {Please}.] 1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather. [1913 Webster] Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 59pleasant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. agreeable (see pleasure). Ant., unpleasant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Affable] Syn. agreeable, attractive, obliging, charming, pleasing, affable, mild, amusing, kindly, mild mannered, gracious,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 60pleasant — pleasant, pleasing, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, welcomeare comparable when they mean highly acceptable to or delighting the mind or the senses. Pleasant and pleasing are often indistinguishable; however, pleasant usually imputes a quality to …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms