adj
Meaning 1
Having appeal; attractive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
appealing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/
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US: /ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ/
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US: /əˈpi.lɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 P IY1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of making an appeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of appeal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention- Vincent Starrett
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology
- an appealing sense of humor
- the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unappealing
adjective
Meaning 5
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sympathetic characters in the play
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sympathetic, likeable, likable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, appeal + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: aantrekkelijk — Having appeal; attractive
- Esperanto: alloga — Having appeal; attractive
- French: attrayant — Having appeal; attractive
- German: ansprechend — Having appeal; attractive
- German: zugkräftig — Having appeal; attractive
- Hindi: रुचिकर (rucikar) — Having appeal; attractive
- Hindi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak) — Having appeal; attractive
- Irish: tarraingteach — Having appeal; attractive
- Irish: taitneamhach — Having appeal; attractive
- Irish: mealltach — Having appeal; attractive
- Italian: suggestivo — Having appeal; attractive
- Italian: gradevole — Having appeal; attractive
- Italian: attraente — Having appeal; attractive
- Māori: rerehua — Having appeal; attractive
- Māori: ātanga — Having appeal; attractive
- Māori: turipū — Having appeal; attractive
- Russian: привлекательный (privlekatelʹnyj) — Having appeal; attractive
- Spanish: atrayente — Having appeal; attractive
- Spanish: halagüeño — Having appeal; attractive
- Ukrainian: прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj) — Having appeal; attractive
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