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• pleasing — I noun the act of one who pleases • Derivationally related forms: ↑please • Hypernyms: ↑gratification II adjective giving pleasure and satisfaction (Freq. 7) a pleasi …   Useful english dictionary

• Kant: Critique of Judgement — Patrick Gardiner Kant’s third Critique, the Critique of Judgement, was published in 1790 and was intended as he himself put it to bring his “entire critical undertaking to a close.” So conceived, it was certainly in part designed to build upon… …   History of philosophy

• aesthetic — I. adjective also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical Etymology: German ästhetisch, from New Latin aestheticus, from Greek aisthētikos of sense perception, from aisthanesthai to perceive more at audible Date: 1798 1. a. of, relating to, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• beautiful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having qualities of beauty] Syn. lovely, attractive, appealing, pleasing, pretty, fair, fine, nice, dainty, good looking, delightful, charming, enticing, fascinating, admirable, rich, graceful, sightly, ideal, delicate,… …   English dictionary for students

• veneer — /vəˈnɪə / (say vuh near) noun 1. a thin layer of wood or other material used for facing or overlaying wood. 2. one of the several layers of plywood. 3. a superficially pleasing appearance or show: a veneer of good manners. –verb (t) 4. to overlay …  

• Specious — Spe cious, a. [L. speciosusgood looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp[ e]coeux. See {Species}.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. [1913 Webster] Some [serpents] specious… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Speciousness — Specious Spe cious, a. [L. speciosusgood looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp[ e]coeux. See {Species}.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. [1913 Webster] Some [serpents]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spexiously — Specious Spe cious, a. [L. speciosusgood looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. sp[ e]coeux. See {Species}.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy. [1913 Webster] Some [serpents]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• veneer — veneerer, n. /veuh near /, n. 1. a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood. 2. any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood. 3. Building Trades. a facing of a certain material applied to a different one… …   Universalium