enticing
/ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/
enticing adjective: that entices; alluring; attractive; charming. Also the present participle and gerund of entice.
Adjective
enticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing)
- That entices; alluring; attractive; charming
- The opportunity to extinguish MAGAdom is so enticing that it has purged one of the most self-sabotaging inclinations in the American liberal’s coalition: the fractious adjudication of identity that can too often become a priority over winning elections.2024 July 31, Luke Winkie, “My Rousing Night at “White Dudes for Harris””, in Slate
- Synonyms:
- enticive, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attracting, attractive, catchy, bewitching, captivating, charming
- Antonyms:
- repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing
Noun
enticing (plural enticings)
- enticement; temptation
- On each soft side [of the White Whale]—coincident with the parted swell, that but once leaving him, then flowed so wide away—on each bright side, the whale shed off enticings.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Chase—First Day”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 604
Also used as
enticing is also the present participle and gerund of entice.
enticing meaning in Hindi and Punjabi
enticing in Hindi
- alluring
- लोभन lobhan
enticing in Punjabi
- ਲੁਭਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ
Examples of enticing in a sentence
- The cash prizes for first, second and third place were too enticing to pass up.
- Flying using only the power of the sun is an enticing prospect.
- The idea of enticing women aboard with the promise of a banana burgeoned like a blooming broccolo.
Synonyms of enticing
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Forms of enticing
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more enticing |
| superlative | most enticing |
| Noun | |
| plural | enticings |
Words formed from enticing
Questions about enticing
- What does enticing mean?
- Enticing means that entices; alluring; attractive; charming.
- What is enticing in Hindi?
- Enticing in Hindi is लोभन (lobhan). See Enticing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is enticing?
- Enticing can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce enticing?
- Enticing is pronounced /ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/.
Words near enticing in the dictionary
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