appealing

UK /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ US /ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look, seem, sound

make sth

The colorful design of the new playground makes it very appealing to children.

find sth

Many people find the simplicity of this design quite appealing.

ADV

enormously, extremely, very | quite, rather | immediately

PREP

The minimalist design of the restaurant is very appealing to people who prefer simple, clean spaces.

Definitions

adj

Having appeal; attractive.

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

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.

noun

The act of making an appeal.

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or s

Antonyms

unappealing
unsympathetic
unlikeable
unlikable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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 look

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Nothing is so appealing as the innocent face of a sleeping baby.

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They are appealing for money to help refugees.

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