Associations to the word «Appealing»

Wiktionary

APPEALING, adjective. Having appeal; attractive.
APPEALING, verb. Present participle of appeal
APPEALING, noun. The act of making an appeal.

Dictionary definition

APPEALING, adjective. 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".
APPEALING, adjective. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke