enticing

enticing

English

WOTD – 24 September 2007

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/

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Adjective

enticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing)

1. That entices; alluring; attractive; charming

Synonyms

• illecebrous

Translations

alluring

Bulgarian: привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen), съблазнителен (bg) (sǎblaznitelen) Dutch: verlokkelijk (nl) French: aguicheur (fr) Portuguese: aliciante, tentador (pt) m, atrativo (pt) m, atiçador Romanian: seducător (ro), tentant (ro), încântător (ro), atrăgător (ro)

Russian: зама́нчивый (ru) (zamánčivyj), соблазни́тельный (ru) (soblaznítelʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: togarrach Spanish: tentador (es) m, incitante (es) Swedish: lockande (sv), frestande (sv)

Verb

enticing

1. present participle of entice

References

• enticing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• enticing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

enticing (plural enticings)

1. enticement; temptation