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| Main Entry: |
pleasing/pleasurable
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, dismal, displeasing, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | agreeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, dandy, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, fair, fine, gratifying, hunky-dory, mild, nice, peach, peachy*, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasureful, pussycat, ready, satisfying, spiffy, swell*, to one's liking, to one's taste, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, discordant, distasteful, harsh, hateful, mean, nasty, offensive, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delectable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious, enjoyable |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, charming, choice, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, delish, divine, enticing, exquisite, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, luscious, lush, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, rare, sapid, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, tasty, toothsome, yummy |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, horrible, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, sickening, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, captivating, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy* |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unamusing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dulcet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | melodious |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, musical, pleasing to the ear, pleasurable, sweet, sweet-sounding |
| Main Entry: | enjoyable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing; to one's liking |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amusing, clear sailing, delectable, delicious, delightful, entertaining, fun, genial, gratifying, groovy*, just for grins, just for kicks, just for laughs, just for the heck of it, likable, lots of laughs, pleasant, pleasurable, preferable, relishable, satisfying, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, displeasing, unenjoyable, unhappy, unpleasant, unsatisfying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, be a ball, captivating, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, diverting, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, recreative, relaxing, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, side-splitting, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unamusing, unfunny, unpleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | favorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, timely, advantageous |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, auspicious, benefic, beneficial, benign, bright, cheering, convenient, encouraging, fair, fit, fortunate, full of promise, gratifying, happy, healthful, helpful, hopeful, kindly, lucky, nice, opportune, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasureful, promising, propitious, prosperous, providential, reassuring, seasonable, suitable, toward, useful, welcome, well-timed, wholesome, worthy |
| Antonyms: | bad, derogatory, detrimental, harmful, hindering, hurtful, hurting, injurious, unfavorable, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | glorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored, idiolized; divine |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, esteemed, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful |
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