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enticing
en·tice E0161800 (ĕn-tīs′)tr.v. en·ticed, en·tic·ing, en·tic·es To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the movie. See Synonyms at lure. [Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin tītiō, firebrand.] en·tice′ment n.en·tic′er n.en·tic′ing·ly adv.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | enticing - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"alluring, beguiling, temptingseductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state |
enticingadjective attractive, appealing, inviting, charming, fascinating, tempting, intriguing, irresistible, persuasive, seductive, captivating, beguiling, alluring the enticing prospect of a night on the town unattractive, distasteful, repellent, off-putting (Brit. informal), unappealingenticingadjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.2. Tending to seduce:alluring, bewitching, come-hither, inveigling, inviting, luring, seductive, siren, tempting, witching.Translationsentice (inˈtais) verb to attract or tempt. Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop. 吸引,引誘 诱使enˈticement noun 誘人的事物,吸引力 引诱物,引诱 enˈticing adjective attractive. an enticing smell. 誘人的 诱人的IdiomsSeeenticeLegalSeeEnticeenticing
Synonyms for enticingadj attractiveSynonyms- attractive
- appealing
- inviting
- charming
- fascinating
- tempting
- intriguing
- irresistible
- persuasive
- seductive
- captivating
- beguiling
- alluring
Antonyms- unattractive
- distasteful
- repellent
- off-putting
- unappealing
Synonyms for enticingadj pleasing to the eye or mindSynonyms- attractive
- bewitching
- enchanting
- engaging
- fascinating
- fetching
- glamorous
- lovely
- prepossessing
- pretty
- sweet
- taking
- tempting
- winning
- winsome
adj tending to seduceSynonyms- alluring
- bewitching
- come-hither
- inveigling
- inviting
- luring
- seductive
- siren
- tempting
- witching
Synonyms for enticingadj highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desireSynonyms- alluring
- beguiling
- tempting
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