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self-pleasing adjective usually disapproving(alsoselfpleasing)uk /ˌselfˈpliː.zɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈpliː.zɪŋ/ making you feel happy or satisfied, but in a way that may not please or satisfy other people: This is a lazy, self-pleasing, and self-deluding way to think about the problem. There's something self-pleasing about eating finger foods. This is a self-pleasing book by a self-satisfied author. He warned against thinking that you can be saved in some easy, self-pleasing way. They look like real, grown up, self-pleasing women who are not going to starve themselves to fit some other person's ideal of beauty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Causing pleasure agreeable agreeableness agreeably all things to all peopleidiom attractive delightfully distraction diverting divertingly do someone's heart goodidiom homey indulgent indulgently jovial jovially sensuously serendipitous sweeten swooning swooningly |