Definition of appealing Appealing

/ʌpiˈlɪŋ/ - [upeeling] - ap•peal•ing

We found 8 definitions of appealing from 5 different sources.

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What does appealing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

appealing - able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"
  unappealing not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess"
  attention-getting, catchy likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
appealing - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
  sympathetic, likeable, likable
  drama the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • appealing (Verb)
    Present participle of appeal.
  • appealing (Adjective)
    Having appeal; attractive.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • appealing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Appeal
  • appealing (a.)
    That appeals; imploring.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • appealing
    Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Part of speech

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  • appealing, verb, gerund of appeal (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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