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APPEALINGNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

Example:

his smile was part of his appeal to her

Synonyms:

appeal; appealingness; charm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("appealingness" is a kind of...):

attractiveness (sexual allure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appealingness"):

siren call; siren song (the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous)

winsomeness (childlike charm or appeal)

Derivation:

appealing (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention)

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

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