adj.

Attractive; inviting: an appealing manner; an appealing idea.

appealingly ap·peal'ing·ly adv.

adj

Definition: attractive
Antonyms: off-putting

adj

Definition: inviting
Antonyms: disagreeable, unappealing

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
  Antonym: unappealing (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
  Synonyms: sympathetic, likeable, likable

Meaning #3: expressing earnest entreaty
  Synonyms: imploring, importunate, pleading

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Common misspelling(s) of appealing

• appealling

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tiltrækkende, tiltalende

Français (French)
adj. - émouvant, attendrissant, pathétique, suppliant, implorant, attirant, attachant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flehend, anziehend, reizvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συμπαθητικός, συγκινητικός, ελκυστικός

Italiano (Italian)
attraente, attrattivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atraente, simpático, apelante, suplicante

Русский (Russian)
привлекательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atractivo, atrayente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lockande, bönfallande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
上诉的, 有魅力的, 哀求的, 动人的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 上訴的, 有魅力的, 哀求的, 動人的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 호소하는 듯한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 哀願的な, 人の胸に訴える, 魅力的な

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתחנן, מפציר, מעניין, מושך‬

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