- Serving to impress favorably; pleasing: a prepossessing appearance.
- Archaic. Causing prejudice.
prepossessingness pre'pos·sess'ing·ness n.
Dictionary:
pre·pos·sess·ing (prē'pə-zĕs'ĭng) ![]() |
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(pree-puh-ZES-ing)
adjective
Creating a favorable impression; attractive.
Etymology
From pre- + possess, from Latin possidere (to occupy, dominate, seize), from potis (able) + sedere (to sit)
| Thesaurus: prepossessing |
adjective
| Antonyms: prepossessing |
Definition: attractive, handsome
Antonyms: homely, repulsive, ugly, unattractive, unprepossessing
| Translations: Prepossessing |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordelagtig, indtagende
Nederlands (Dutch)
aantrekkelijk makend, (bij voorbaat) beïnvloedend
Français (French)
adj. - avenant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - einnehmend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελκυστικός, ευχάριστος
Italiano (Italian)
attraente, affascinante, simpatico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cativante, atraente
Русский (Russian)
располагающий, приятный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - atractivo, agradable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - intagande, vinnande, sympatisk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
讨人欢喜的, 给人好感的, 有魅力的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 討人歡喜的, 給人好感的, 有魅力的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매력 있는, 호감을 주는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人好きのする, 好感をいだかせる
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خلاب, جذاب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מרשים, מקסים, מושך
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