self-pleasing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-pleasing
Adjective
  • On occasion, the film underlines its wider social points with a heavy hand, though there’s sensual fluency and delicacy here too.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The designer’s spring 2025 Michael Kors Collection draws inspiration from the Mediterranean with timeless, sensual silhouettes and intricate handwork.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The eponymous resort is, of course, the real star, serving as a hedonistic playground for the rich and entitled, and, if the trailer tells us anything, as well as the site of at least one murder.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The other brother is narcissistic, hedonistic, governed by nothing other than his own pursuit of sensation and pleasure.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Working a color palette that added burgundy and plum, in addition to olive green, as new neutrals — very much in sync with what was trending at the fair for fall — the brand plied cashmere and wool blends or alpaca jerseys into voluptuous coats, featuring raglan sleeves and oversize lapels.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This place gives what is uniquely a sweet and voluptuous touch to the tannins, combined with very intense spiciness on the finish.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Self-pleasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-pleasing. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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