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[2] allure, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, charm, enchantment, fascination, glamour, magic, magnetism—more at CHARM

2appeal verb 1 : to take steps to have (a case) reheard in a higher court

2 : to plead for help, corroboration, or decision

3 : to arouse a sympathetic response

Synonyms

usually appeal to beg, beseech, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate—more at BEG

ap·pear verb 1 : to become visible

2 : to come formally before an authority

3 : to have an outward aspect : SEEM

4 : to become evident

5 : to come before the public

Synonyms

[1] come out, materialize, show up, turn up; also reappear, resurface

Antonyms

disappear, clear, dissolve, evaporate, fade, go (away), melt (away), vanish

[3] act, look, make, seem, sound—more at SEEM

ap·pear·ance noun 1 : outward aspect : LOOK

2 : the act of appearing

3 : PHENOMENON

Synonyms

aspect, look, mien, presence; also air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, pose

face, guise, name, semblance, show; also affectation, display, fiction, imposture, pose, pretense, simulation

ap·pease verb ap·peased; ap·peas·ing 1 : to cause to subside : ALLAY

2 : to bring to a state of peace or quiet : PACIFY, CONCILIATE; especially : to buy off by concessions

— ap·pease·ment noun

— ap·peas·able adjective

Synonyms

conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate—more at PACIFY

ap·pel·lant noun : one who appeals esp. from a judicial decision

ap·pel·late adjective : having power to review decisions of a lower court

ap·pel·la·tion noun : an identifying name or title : NAME, DESIGNATION

Synonyms

cognomen, denotation, designation, handle, name, title—more at NAME

ap·pel·lee noun : one against whom an appeal is taken

ap·pend verb : to attach esp. as something additional

Synonyms

add, adjoin, annex, tack—more at ADD

ap·pend·age noun 1 : something appended to a principal or greater thing

2 : a projecting part of the body (as an antenna) esp. when paired with one on each side

Synonyms

accessory, accoutrement, adjunct, attachment—more at ACCESSORY

ap·pen·dec·to·my noun, plural -mies : surgical removal of the intestinal appendix

ap·pen·di·ci·tis noun : inflammation of the intestinal appendix

ap·pen·dix noun, plural -dix·es or -di·ces [ORIGIN: L]

1 : supplementary matter added at the end of a book

2 : a narrow blind tube usu. about three or four inches long that extends from the cecum in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen

ap·per·tain verb : to belong or be connected as a rightful part or privilege

Synonyms

apply, bear, pertain, refer, relate—more at APPLY

ap·pe·tite noun [ORIGIN: ME apetit, fr. AF, fr. L appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, fr. ad- to + petere to go to]

1 : natural desire for satisfying some want or need esp. for food

2 : individual preference : TASTE

Synonyms

[1] craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, thirst, urge, yen—more at DESIRE

[2] fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use—more at LIKING

ap·pe·tiz·er noun : a food or drink taken just before a meal to stimulate the appetite

ap·pe·tiz·ing adjective : tempting to the appetite

— ap·pe·tiz·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

delectable, delicious, flavorful, palatable, tasty, toothsome—more at DELICIOUS

appl abbreviation applied

ap·plaud verb : to show approval esp. by clapping

Synonyms

acclaim, cheer, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout—more at ACCLAIM

ap·plause noun : approval publicly expressed (as by clapping)

Synonyms

acclamation, ovation; also clapping

Antonyms

hissing

ap·ple noun : a rounded fruit with firm white flesh and a seedy core; also : a tree that bears this fruit

ap·ple·jack noun : a liquor distilled from fermented cider

app·let noun : a short computer program esp. for perfornimg a simple specific task

ap·pli·ance noun 1 : an instrument or device designed for a