Appealing definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Someone or something that is appealing is pleasing and attractive. There was a sense of humour to what he did that I found very appealing. That's a very ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'appealing'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× appealing (əpiːlɪŋ ) 1. adjective Someoneorsomethingthatisappealingispleasingandattractive. TherewasasenseofhumourtowhathedidthatIfoundveryappealing. That'saveryappealingidea. Synonyms:attractive,inviting,engaging,charming MoreSynonymsofappealing appealingly gradedadverb[ADVERBadjective/-ed,ADVERBafterverb]...aselectionofappealinglysimpledishes 2. adjective Anappealingexpressionortoneofvoiceindicatestosomeonethatyouwanthelp,advice,orapproval. Shegavehimasoftappealinglookthatwouldhavemeltedsolidice. appealinglyadverb[ADVERBafterverb]DenalookedappealinglyatBlair,hopingtohearacontraryopinion. 3. Seealsoappeal COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof appealing Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'appealing' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'appealing' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Lucy' HindiTranslationof'appealing' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency appealinginBritishEnglish (əˈpiːlɪŋ ) adjectiveattractiveorpleasing CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsappealingly(apˈpealingly)adverb Examplesof'appealing'inasentence appealing Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Suddenlypackagedfoodonsterilisedtrayslookedquiteappealing.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Theinvitationtoreadcouldhardlybelessappealing.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Otherstudieshaveshownthateatinginfrontofamirrormakesjunkfoodtastelessappealing.TheSun(2016)Thisisaveryappealingidea.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Morethanacenturyon,we'vedressedhispioneeringresearchupasaratherappealingninja.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Again,youwillknowyouhavesuccessfullydonethetechniquebecausetheimageofthehealthynewyouwillbemoreappealingthantheideaofsmoking.Times,SundayTimes(2007)HehasalwaysbeensomethingofanappealingogreandIhadputmyselfintheclassofnotquiteknowingwhattomakeoftheguy.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Hewasalsoaneffectivesingerwithanappealing,world-wearyvoiceandapotentsongwriterwithaninfluencethatextendedfarbeyondtherealmoffolk.Times,SundayTimes(2011) COBUILDCollocations appealing  appealingcharacter appealingfeature appealingidea appealingmixof appealingoption appealingpackage appealingpersonality appealingprospect appealingquality appealingtrait equallyappealing especiallyappealing universallyappealing visuallyappealing Showmore... Trendsof appealing Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages appealing BritishEnglish:appealing ADJECTIVE/əˈpiːlɪŋ/Someoneorsomethingthatisappealingispleasingandattractive.AmericanEnglish:appealing /əˈpilɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:atraente Chinese:吸引人的EuropeanSpanish:atractivo French:attrayant German:ansprechend Italian:accattivante Japanese:魅力的なKorean:매력적인EuropeanPortuguese:atraente LatinAmericanSpanish:atractivo Thai:ซึ่งดึงดูดความสนใจ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically appealing appealtothecountry appealtrial appealtribunal appealing appealingalternative appealingcharacter appealingfeature AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'A' Relatedtermsof appealing appeal appealingidea appealingtrait appealingfeature appealingoption Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofappealingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 hours or ours?Whichversioniscorrect?Therearefewstrangersinatownlikehours.Therearefewstrangersinatownlikeours.loot or lute?Whichversioniscorrect?Therewasamanplayingalootonthelawn.Therewasamanplayingaluteonthelawn.elicit or illicit?Whichversioniscorrect?Theelicittradewashighlightedinaninvestigationlastyear.Theillicittradewashighlightedinaninvestigationlastyear.peak or peek?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. peak peekIthappenedatthe ofthemorningrushhour.flair or flare?Whichversioniscorrect?Ihaveafriendwhohasaflairforlanguages.Ihaveafriendwhohasaflareforlanguages.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Dec13,2021 Wordoftheday Lucy Saint.died?303ad,avirginmartyredbyDiocletianinSyracuse.Feastday:Dec13 SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions noontide Dec12,2021 gnosiological Dec09,2021 OTP(abbreviation) Dec08,2021 FSC Dec08,2021 ViewMoreSubmit Omicron:Whatisit? 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