Attractive vs Appealing - What's the difference?
attractive | appealing |
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Having appeal; attractive.
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The act of making an appeal.
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Appealing is a synonym of attractive.
As adjectives the difference between attractive and appealing
is that attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force while appealing is having appeal; attractive.As a verb appealing is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun appealing is
the act of making an appeal.attractive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
Synonyms
* (causing attraction) magnetic * (having the power of charming) desirable * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) pretty, beautifulAntonyms
* (having the power of charming) repulsive, ugly * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) repulsive, ugly * unattractiveReferences
* * ----appealing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
citation, page= , passage=Those were all landmark moments to cherish. Just as appealing was the manner in which Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner cut swathes down either flank, albeit through flustered full-backs who had looked poorly positioned and horribly jittery from the start. }}
Derived terms
* appealinglyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The fair creature abandoned her position, and in the midst of her bitter tears and pathetic appealings , which my sense of duty alone enabled me to resist, I bore my prisoner off.