prepossessing

adj.

1. Serving to impress favorably; pleasing: a prepossessing appearance.
2. Archaic. Causing prejudice.

prepossessingly pre'pos·sess'ing·ly adv.
prepossessingness pre'pos·sess'ing·ness n.

(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)

Usage
"A prepossessing performer with a beautiful baritone, Murray is tall, blond and Midwestern-looking." — F. Kathleen Foley; Not Quite the Last Word on Irving Berlin; The Los Angeles Times; Jun 27, 2005.

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adjective

Pleasing to the eye or mind: attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome. See like/dislike.

adj

Definition: attractive, handsome
Antonyms: homely, repulsive, ugly, unattractive, unprepossessing

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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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