appealing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈpi.lɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
By surface analysis, appeal + -ing.
Meanings
-
Having appeal; attractive.
Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.
2012 January 14, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start.
2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more appealing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most appealing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
appealingly · appealingness · nonappealing
Translations (20)
hi आकर्षक (Having appeal; attractive) · ru привлекательный (Having appeal; attractive) · mi ātanga (Having appeal; attractive) · eo alloga (Having appeal; attractive) · es atrayente (Having appeal; attractive) · nl aantrekkelijk (Having appeal; attractive) · ga mealltach (Having appeal; attractive) · it gradevole (Having appeal; attractive) · de zugkräftig (Having appeal; attractive) · mi turipū (Having appeal; attractive) · mi rerehua (Having appeal; attractive) · uk прива́бливий (Having appeal; attractive) · it attraente (Having appeal; attractive) · fr attrayant (Having appeal; attractive) · es halagüeño (Having appeal; attractive) · de ansprechend (Having appeal; attractive) · ga taitneamhach (Having appeal; attractive) · hi रुचिकर (Having appeal; attractive) · ga tarraingteach (Having appeal; attractive) · it suggestivo (Having appeal; attractive)