appealingness

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ap•peal•ing /əˈpilɪŋ/   adj. 

1. having great appeal;
   attractive;
   pleasing:
   an appealing smile.
2. begging;
   pleading:
   gave an appealing glance for mercy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ap•peal•ing  (ə pē′ling), adj. 

1. evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like;
   attractive.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see appeal, -ing²

ap•peal′ing•ly, adv. 
ap•peal′ing•ness, n.