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Pleasing

of Please

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Similar meaning 22

Admirable 84% connected

Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.

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Admirable 84% connected

Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.

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Charming 84% connected

of Charm

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Charming 84% connected

of Charm

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Delicious 84% connected

Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.

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Delicious 84% connected

Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.

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Delightful 84% connected

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.

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Delightful 84% connected

Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.

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Easy 84% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Easy 84% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Fabulous 84% connected

Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.

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Fabulous 84% connected

Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Gratifying 84% connected

of Gratify

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Gratifying 84% connected

of Gratify

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Ingratiating 84% connected

of Ingratiate

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Ingratiating 84% connected

of Ingratiate

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Pleasant 84% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Pleasant 84% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Sweet 84% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Sweet 84% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Broader term 1

Gratification 76% connected

The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses…

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Delight 74% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

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Delight 74% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

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See also 10

Attractive 66% connected

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Attractive 66% connected

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Beautiful 66% connected

Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.

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Beautiful 66% connected

Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.

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Pleasant 66% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Pleasant 66% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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