What is the meaning of appealing?

verb

• Take a court case to a higher court for review.
  • usage: "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
  • synonyms: appeal
• Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.
  • usage: "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
  • synonyms: appeal, invoke
• Be attractive to.
  • usage: "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
  • synonyms: attract, appeal
• Challenge (a decision. )
  • usage: "She appealed the verdict"
  • synonyms: appeal
• Cite as an authority; resort to.
  • usage: "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
  • synonyms: invoke, appeal

adjective

• Able to attract interest or draw favorable attention.
  • usage: "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"
• Of characters in literature or drama. ( evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings)
  • usage: "the sympathetic characters in the play"
  • synonyms: sympathetic, likeable, likable