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enticing

enticing

25 4.9
Attractive and likely to make you want something
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/
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  • The travel brochure featured an enticing image of the beach that made me want to visit immediately.
  • more enticing
  • so enticing
  • too enticing

That would be the most enticing player to be in a simulation.

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Examples

  • That sounds like the most enticing option for us right now.

  • A certain elegance in a woman has always been enticing to me.

  • As enticing as that is, it's the law.

  • An enticing offer... ...but... ...what does the lady want in return?

  • I found them very, very enticing.

  • That makes the blessed event even more enticing.

  • So when you have colors and patterns and beautiful images and this user interface, it makes it more enticing to continue using.

  • It's why I think cryptocurrency became so enticing to people because it's outside the banking system.

  • The presence of four reservations adjacent to Phoenix also made it an enticing location for many tribal members.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Peering through our window on that world, we might covet the enticing goods spread out before us.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

attractive
vsenticing
680 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

leans more toward provoking desire or temptation rather than simple pleasantness
appealing
vsenticing
138 2.3

Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea

aims more at arousing desire or temptation than at friendly appeal
tempting
vsenticing
109 2.7

Causes you to want to do or have something even if you know you should not

focuses more on arousing interest or desire than on urging rule-breaking action
irresistible
vsenticing
88 3.8

Too attractive to refuse

is less extreme in force, aiming to attract rather than overpower resistance
seductive
vsenticing
  • NSFW
56 5.5

Causes someone to feel attracted and want something or do something

is about creating interest or desire rather than pushing a particular action
alluring
vsenticing
24 5.2

Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it

is similar but may be milder in persuasive power
tantalizing
vsenticing
  • US
24 6.3

Very attractive in a way that makes you want it but you cannot have it

is about general attractiveness rather than the added quality of scarcity
enchanting
vsenticing
22 3.7

Very attractive in a way that feels like magic

focuses more on realistic interest and desire rather than magical charm
captivating
vsenticing
14 4.2

Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting

centres more on stirring desire or temptation than on sustained attention
engaging
vsenticing
12 3.5

Holding your attention because it is pleasant or interesting

targets arousing desire or temptation rather than simply holding attention
beguiling
vsenticing
7 7.4

Attractive in a way that makes you trust someone who then tricks you

is centered on open attraction and desire without suggesting deception
inviting
vsenticing
1 2.3

Having a warm, pleasant appearance that makes people want to come closer

focuses more on drawing interest or desire than on invitation to act

Antonyms

59 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

16 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

How Enticing

irresistible
88 3.8
tempting
109 2.7
enticing
25 4.9
appealing
138 2.3
attractive
680 1.0

Surface Forms

enticing positive
enticinger comparative
enticingest superlative

Morphology

enticing = entice (transparent) = entice + ing

Clear participial/derivational formation from the verb 'entice' with the standard '-ing' suffix producing an adjective meaning 'tempting/attractive'.

Etymology

Enticing comes from the old verb entice, from Old French enticer, which meant 'to lure' or 'to lead on' with something pleasant. So something that is enticing 'pulls you in' by making you want it.