appeal
verb [I not continuous] (ATTRACT) /əˈpiːl/Definition
B2 to interest or attract someone: I haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed. It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds. I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction
(Definition of appeal verb (ATTRACT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affinity noun
- allure noun
- arrest verb (MAKE NOTICE)
- attract verb
- attraction noun
- charisma noun
- charm offensive noun
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- come-on noun
- counterattraction noun
- glitter noun (EXCITEMENT)
- lure noun
- lure verb
- magnet noun (ATTRACTION)
- magnetism noun (ATTRACTIVE QUALITY)
- modesty noun (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- pull noun (ATTRACTION)
- pull verb (ATTRACT)
- temptation noun
- tickle sb's fancy idiom
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Attracting and tempting
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