different between pleasing vs inviting

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pli?z??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pliz??/
• Rhymes: -i?z??

Etymology 1

From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please +? -ing.

Adjective

pleasing (comparative more pleasing, superlative most pleasing)

1. Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

Synonyms

• enjoyable
• gratifying
• satisfying

Derived terms

• pleasing fungus beetle

Related terms

Translations

Verb

pleasing

1. present participle of please.

Etymology 2

From Middle English plesing, plesinge (“satisfaction; pleasing”), equivalent to please +? -ing.

Noun

pleasing (countable and uncountable, plural pleasings)

1. pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Passion of our Blessed Saviour (sermon)

     What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]

Anagrams

• apelings, elapsing, leapings, pealings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?va?t??/
• Rhymes: -a?t??
• Hyphenation: in?vit?ing

Adjective

inviting (comparative more inviting, superlative most inviting)

1. Alluring; tempting; attractive.

Derived terms

Verb

inviting

1. present participle of invite

Noun

inviting (plural invitings)

1. invitation

References

• inviting in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inviting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.