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Absorbing vs Pleasing - What's the difference?

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Absorbing is a related term of pleasing.


As adjectives the difference between absorbing and pleasing

is that absorbing is engrossing, that sustains someone's interest while pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

As verbs the difference between absorbing and pleasing

is that absorbing is while pleasing is .

As a noun pleasing is

pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing".

absorbing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest.
    • An absorbing pursuit.
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    • , date=October 29 , author=Neil Johnston , title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing , fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.}}
  • (statistics, of a state) Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.

    • Synonyms

    * engrossing * fascinating * See also

    Verb

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    • References

    pleasing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

    • Synonyms

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    Noun

  • pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross

    Related terms

    * pleasant * pleasantly * satisfaction

    Verb

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