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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | please |
| Synonyms: | appease, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enrapture, gladden, gratify, humor, indulge, make happy, mollify, placate, reconcile, satisfy, suffice, thrill, tickle |
| Antonyms: | anger, displease, disturb, upset |
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell on, charm, delectate, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, knock dead, magnetize, make a hit with, make happy, please, send*, slay, spell, spellbind, sweep off feet, take, thrill, turn on, voodoo, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | bother, disenchant, disgust, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | gladden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | please |
| Synonyms: | brighten, cheer, delight, elate, hearten, make happy, warm |
| Main Entry: | gratify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give pleasure; satisfy |
| Synonyms: | appease, arride, baby*, cater to, coddle, content, delectate, delight, do one proud, do the trick, enchant, favor, fill the bill, fulfill*, get one's kicks, gladden, hit the spot, humor, indulge, make a hit, make happy, oblige, pamper, please, recompense, requite, thrill |
| Antonyms: | annoy, disappoint, disturb, frustrate, offend, pain, upset |
| Concept: | Content. |
| Category: | 1. Passive Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind; serenity; cheerfulness; ray of comfort; comfort (well- being) [more]., reconciliation; resignation (patience)., waiter on Providence.
-verbs
be content; rest satisfied, rest and be thankful; take the good the gods provide, let well alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul., take up with, take in good part; assent; be reconciled to, make one's peace with; get over it; take heart, take comfort; put up with (bear)., render content; set at ease, comfort; set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest; speak peace; conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile; content, satisfy; gratify., be tolerated; go down, go down with; do.
-adjectives
content, contented; satisfied; at ease, at one's ease, at home; with the mind at ease, sans souci, sine cura, easygoing, not particular; conciliatory; unrepining, of good comfort; resigned (patient); cheerful., unafflicted, unvexed, unmolested, unplagued; serene; at rest, snug, comfortable; in one's element., satisfactory, tolerable.
-adverbs
to one's heart's content; a la bonne heure; all for the best.
-phrases
nothing comes amiss.
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| Antonyms: | discontent |
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