pleasingness

Definition of pleasingnessnext

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Noun
  • The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 7 Mar. 2026
  • To Camille, Kyle is a woman who threatens her vanishing worth and desirability.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The cannoli shells are shipped in from a vendor in New Jersey and are filled to order with a classic Sicilian-style cream with a subtle hint of orange zest and just the right amount of sweetness.
    Jamie, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a tremendous sweetness to the film and its central relationships, but the banter ping-pongs swiftly between the intimate and the darkly absurd.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Years of research in personality psychology show that people differ reliably along dimensions such as extraversion, agreeableness and emotional openness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This danger is creating a modern sycophancy crisis in which the over-agreeableness of AI is leading to very disagreeable results.
    Arianna Huffington, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The farmer’s tendency to pursue high yields obscured the delicate pleasantness this grape gives when handled carefully.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • People generally respond positively to niceness.
    Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Real niceness isn’t people-pleasing or passivity.
    Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • With games in Downtown Oklahoma City, much of the attention right now is around central attractions like Scissortail Park, pickleball courts and the attractive and food-filled Bricktown Entertainment District.
    Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Kansas City straddles two states, and while most of the main attractions (and restaurants) are on the Missouri side, Kansas City, Kansas, has a lot to explore, too—including the nearly 60 taquerias and mercados that form the city’s official Taco Trail.
    Liz Cook, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • So, who was it from our universe that would be most susceptible to that kind of messaging, or who would find the seductions of the power offered by that the most compelling?
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
  • So with seduction or intimacy, there's also concern that the quality of the information that comes out of these sort of attempts is not necessarily as robust.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Pleasingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasingness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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