appealing meaning and definition

APPEALING adjective

Definition of appealing (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: unappealing
2. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
   • "the sympathetic characters in the play"
   • synonyms: likable, likeable, sympathetic
   • antonym: unappealing