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单词 enticing
释义

enticing

adjective

en·​tic·​ing in-ˈtī-siŋ How to pronounce enticing (audio)
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: arousing strong attraction or interest : alluring
an enticing aroma
an enticing menu
an enticing opportunity/possibility
Some of the most enticing food on the menu is in the "little bite" section, more than a dozen appetizers priced from $5 to $11 per plate. Aleta Watson
… the books that would give him a taste of the knowledge which was more enticing to his wide-awake young mind than clothes and food to his poor little body. Louisa May Alcott
enticingly adverb
an enticingly aromatic dish
… this program enticingly acquaints students with the features and potential of microcomputers. Booklist
He looked on her, his bright, healthy, enticingly beautiful daughter, and wondered what was going to become of her. Theodore Dreiser
enticingness noun
We shall seek to be frugal with our sweet possessions, though their enticingness quite leads us astray … Emily Dickinson

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

enticing 1 of 2

adjective

as in tantalizing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tantalizing
  • tempting
  • appealing
  • alluring
  • enthralling
  • captivating
  • absorbing
  • engrossing
  • seductive
  • mesmerizing
  • luring
  • hypnotizing
  • enchanting
  • entrancing
  • gripping
  • riveting
  • hypnotic
  • spellbinding
  • charming
  • bewitching
  • attractive
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • arresting
  • engaging
  • charismatic
  • magnetic
  • glamourous
  • fascinating
  • galvanic
  • exciting
  • elfin
  • fetching
  • glamorous
  • titillating
  • beckoning
  • inviting
  • winning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boring
  • tedious
  • irksome
  • wearisome
  • shocking
  • tiresome
  • sickening
  • offensive
  • distasteful
  • nauseating
  • loathsome
  • appalling
  • obnoxious
  • awful
  • horrid
  • hideous
  • abhorrent
  • odious
  • horrible
  • invidious
  • abominable
  • revolting
  • repulsive
  • horrendous
  • dull
  • drab
  • noisome
  • monotonous
  • flat
  • repugnant
  • pedestrian
  • leaden
  • ponderous
  • repellent
  • dreary
  • humdrum
  • jading
  • repelling
  • repellant
  • unalluring
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enticing

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verb

present participle of entice
as in tempting
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tempting
  • luring
  • seducing
  • alluring
  • persuading
  • beguiling
  • betraying
  • baiting
  • fascinating
  • decoying
  • soliciting
  • enchanting
  • leading on
  • inveigling
  • trapping
  • captivating
  • ensnaring
  • charming
  • entrapping
  • bewitching
  • drawing in
  • snaring
  • meshing
  • magnetizing
  • enmeshing
  • catching
  • tangling
  • snowing
  • wiling
  • immeshing
  • roping (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warning
  • cautioning
  • alerting
  • warding (off)
  • driving (away or off)
  • forewarning
  • turning away
  • repulsing
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