adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an attractive/handsome/pleasing etc appearance
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Large blue eyes set in a long thin face give him a striking and attractive appearance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
aesthetically
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It also yields a diversionary problem of continuing interest: what aesthetically pleasing patterns can be achieved?
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At the moment, the glow is an intriguing and aesthetically pleasing phenomenon.
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He had said that it was neither functional nor aesthetically pleasing and that there was death-watch beetle in the roof.
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Choose the larger leaved plants, such as Amazon Sword, Crypts and Vallis which will provide shelter as well as being aesthetically pleasing .
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Milk in returnable bottles is aesthetically pleasing , safer and a good deal more environmentally friendly than in cartons.
more
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Now she saw a different, more pleasing aspect of the fortress.
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Neat well-groomed hair cut in a style that suits the face and personality is much more pleasing .
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What is more pleasing is his growing involvement with pupils.
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Kerning the adjustment of spacing between certain letter pairs, A and V for example, to obtain a more pleasing appearance.
most
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Both have a circular direction of movement which is most pleasing and exciting.
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It was a most pleasing picture.
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The Renaissance is frequently presented as what is truest, best, and most pleasing about the early modern period.
particularly
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This must be particularly pleasing for Glass as he's wanted to put Peake's fantasy trilogy on stage for some time.
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The scale patterning above the lateral line is particularly pleasing , and the lateral line itself is bright silver.
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But then, he wasn't a particularly pleasing individual.
very
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Whilst this was very pleasing , it was important to explore possible alternative forms of training.
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Another very pleasing result was our performance with the Washroom Hygiene Service.
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The result, now thoroughly creosoted, looks very pleasing .
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It was very pleasing , very liberating.
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Her soprano was very pleasing although in a bigger choir he thought she might have been better employed as a contralto.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a pleasing nutty flavor
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Acceptance by Dublin of this principle was pleasing to London.
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Its foliage is pleasing and the seed pods are marvellous.
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Jumping Skipper showed a pleasing boldness in his jumping, which was still often done from trot.
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This must be particularly pleasing for Glass as he's wanted to put Peake's fantasy trilogy on stage for some time.
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With this pleasing thought she settled more comfortably and looked about her.
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Your pleasing burden has made you melancholy.