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appealing definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb appeal 2 of 5 senses of appeal Sense 2 appeal => plead => call on turn Sense 3 attract, appeal => capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => beckon Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb appeal 2 of 5 senses of appeal Sense 2 appeal => plead => beg, implore, pray => crave => supplicate => importune, insist => besiege => bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure => call on turn Sense 3 attract, appeal => capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => hold => work => beckon Entailment of verb appeal Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb appeal 5 senses of appeal Sense 1 appeal => challenge Sense 2 appeal => request, bespeak, call for quest Sense 3 attract, appeal Sense 4 appeal => challenge, take exception Sense 5 invoke, appeal => mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer Familiarity of verb appeal appeal used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb appeal Sense 1 appeal => challenge -------------- Sense 2 appeal => request, bespeak, call for quest -------------- Sense 3 attract, appeal -------------- Sense 4 appeal => challenge, take exception -------------- Sense 5 invoke, appeal => mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer -------------- Grep of noun appealing appealingness Overview of verb appeal The verb appeal has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) appeal -- (take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately") 2. (2) appeal -- (request earnestly (something from somebody); "appeal to somebody for help") 3. (1) attract, appeal -- (be attractive to "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people") 4. appeal -- (challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict") 5. invoke, appeal -- (cite as an authority: "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900") Overview of adj appealing The adj appealing has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) appealing -- (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. (1) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play") 3. appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice") Antonyms of adj appealing 3 senses of appealing Sense 1 appealing (vs. unappealing) unappealing (vs. appealing) => off-putting => unattractive Sense 2 sympathetic (vs. unsympathetic), appealing, likeable, likable Sense 3 appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading INDIRECT (VIA beseeching) -> imperative Similarity of adj appealing 3 senses of appealing Sense 1 appealing (vs. unappealing) => attention-getting, catchy => attractive Sense 2 sympathetic (vs. unsympathetic), appealing, likeable, likable Sense 3 appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading => beseeching (vs. imperative) Attributes of adj appealing Familiarity of adj appealing appealing used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj appealing appealing unappealing Overview of verb appeal The verb appeal has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) appeal -- (take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately") 2. (2) appeal -- (request earnestly (something from somebody); "appeal to somebody for help") 3. (1) attract, appeal -- (be attractive to "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people") 4. appeal -- (challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict") 5. invoke, appeal -- (cite as an authority: "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900") Overview of adj appealing The adj appealing has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) appealing -- (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. (1) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable -- ((of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play") 3. appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice")
appealing definition
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