Dictionary:
ap·peal·ing (ə-pē'lĭng) ![]() |
| Antonyms: appealing |
Definition: attractive
Antonyms: off-putting
adj
Definition: inviting
Antonyms: disagreeable, unappealing
| WordNet: appealing |
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
| Misspellings: appealing |
Common misspelling(s) of appealing
| Translations: Appealing |
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
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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