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Definition
Pleasing to the eye; pleasant to look at.
- describing clothes, decorations, or scenes that are visually pleasing
- describing a person's appearance as decent, agreeable, or to one's liking
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How it's used
Focuses on the subjective feeling of visual harmony or comfort rather than objective beauty. It implies that something fits well into its environment or matches personal aesthetic preferences. While it can describe people, it is more commonly applied to objects, outfits, or interior designs.
Examples
The decoration in this room is very pleasing to the eye.
The outfit you are wearing today looks quite nice.
Related words
Common phrases
looks pleasant to the eye
very pleasing to look at
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe high-level artistic beauty or professional aesthetics, as it carries a sense of casual, everyday comfort. It is not a strong compliment for someone's physical appearance, as it suggests they are merely acceptable or easy to look at rather than stunning.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
