What does appealing mean?

Definitions for appealing
əˈpi lɪŋap·peal·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. appealingadjective

    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

    "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"

  2. sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likableadjective

    (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    "the sympathetic characters in the play"

Wiktionary

  1. appealingadjective

    Having appeal; attractive.

ChatGPT

  1. appealing

    Appealing refers to something that is attractive, interesting, engaging, or pleasing. It is often used to describe something that stimulates a positive emotional response or causes someone to feel favorably towards it. It can refer to physical appearance, personality traits, ideas, actions, or any other aspect that could garner interest or approval.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Appealing

    of Appeal

  2. Appealingadjective

    that appeals; imploring

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  1. lagniappe

  2. panplegia

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of appealing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of appealing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of appealing in a Sentence

  1. Marco Rubio:

    Rather than making the case for American greatness and appealing to our patriotism, the military is just parroting woke nonsense, it’s dumb, it doesn’t work, and it’s dangerous.

  2. Bestone Chisamile:

    That is why we're appealing to the international community to provide the necessary funding so that refugee families in Malawi do not go to bed hungry.

  3. Cory Crowley:

    When people actually get to their caucuses and get in the polling booth, they're going to want someone who at least has a record, i think these outside candidates are appealing now, but they will have their pitfalls. You're kind of seeing that happening now with Carson's comments and others.

  4. Scott Gottlieb:

    As part of our Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan, we'll continue to employ all the tools at our disposal to monitor, penalize and prevent sales of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to minors at brick-and-mortar stores and Internet storefronts as we work to ensure these products are sold in ways that make them less accessible and appealing to kids.

  5. Ferdinand Mason:

    The prospect of a lower tax base remains appealing for some U.S. companies regardless of Britain's future status within the EU.

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