Satisfying vs Pleasing - What's the difference?
satisfying | pleasing |
That satisfies]], [[gratify, gratifies, pleases or comforts.
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, author=Robert M. Pringle
, title=How to Be Manipulative
, volume=100, issue=1, page=31
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pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
* (Isaac Barrow)
As adjectives the difference between satisfying and pleasing
is that satisfying is that satisfies, gratifies, pleases or comforts while pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.As verbs the difference between satisfying and pleasing
is that satisfying is present participle of lang=en while pleasing is present participle of lang=en.As a noun pleasing is
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing..satisfying
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.}}
Antonyms
* dissatisfying * unsatisfyingVerb
(head)pleasing
English
Synonyms
*Noun
- 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