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Ravishing vs Pleasing - What's the difference?

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Ravishing is a related term of pleasing.


As adjectives the difference between ravishing and pleasing

is that ravishing is extremely beautiful while pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

As verbs the difference between ravishing and pleasing

is that ravishing is while pleasing is .

As nouns the difference between ravishing and pleasing

is that ravishing is an act of ravishment while pleasing is pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing".

ravishing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely beautiful
    • Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of ravishment.

    • 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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