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prepossessing

prepossessing · more prepossessing · most prepossessing

приятный, располагающий

Tending to invite favorTending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive

Значение

значений: 2

Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive
прия́тныйprijátnyj, располага́ющийraspolagájuščij
(архаичное)Causing prejudice.

Ещё определения

creating a favorable impression

Переводы

языков: 2

Русский

По значениям 1

tending to invite favour; attractive:

Происхождение

From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (grou

From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".

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