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APPEALINGNESS
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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:
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)