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Pleased vs Pleasing - What's the difference?

pleased | pleasing |

As adjectives the difference between pleased and pleasing

is that pleased is happy, content while pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

As verbs the difference between pleased and pleasing

is that pleased is past tense of please while pleasing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun pleasing is

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

pleased

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • happy, content

    • Synonyms

    * content * happy * satisfied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (please)

    • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words

    pleasing

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    *

    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

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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