appealing — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having appeal; attractive.

   Examples

   Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.

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   Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.

   Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.

Noun

1. The act of making an appeal.

   Examples

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   The fair creature abandoned her position, and in the midst of her bitter tears and pathetic appealings, which my sense of duty alone enabled me to resist, I bore my prisoner off.

Adjective

1. able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

   Antonyms

   unappealing

   Examples

   an appealing sense of humor

   the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing

2. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

   Synonyms

   sympatheticlikeablelikable

   Examples

   the sympathetic characters in the play