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appeal
What does appeal mean?
appeal (noun): attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use appeal in a sentence?
- His smile was part of his appeal to her. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce appeal?
/əˈpil/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does appeal come from?
From Middle English apel, appel (“formal accusation brought in court; a challenge to trial by combat; an appeal to a higher court or authority; plea (for mercy, protection, etc.); pealing (of bells)”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of appeal?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “appeal”?
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What does “appeal” mean?
true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
Not quite: that's what truth means.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Not quite: that's what development means.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Right! That's what “appeal” means.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
Not quite: that's what service means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “appeal”?
house
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place
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charm
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money
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