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Pleasing vs Fascinating - What's the difference?

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Pleasing is a related term of fascinating.


As adjectives the difference between pleasing and fascinating

is that pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification while fascinating is having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

As verbs the difference between pleasing and fascinating

is that pleasing is while fascinating is .

As a noun pleasing

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

pleasing

English

Adjective

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

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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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    fascinating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

    • Verb

    (head)