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engaging
en·gag·ing E0144600 (ĕn-gā′jĭng)adj. Charming; attractive: an engaging smile.
en·gag′ing·ly adv.engaging (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ) adjpleasing, charming, or winning enˈgagingly adv enˈgagingness nen•gag•ing (ɛnˈgeɪ dʒɪŋ)
adj. winning; attractive; pleasing: an engaging smile. [1665–75] en•gag′ing•ly, adv. en•gag′ing•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | engaging - attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"piquantattractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" |
engagingadjective charming, interesting, pleasing, appealing, attractive, lovely, fascinating, entertaining, winning, pleasant, fetching (informal), delightful, cute, enchanting, captivating, agreeable, lovable, winsome, cutesy (informal, chiefly U.S.), likable or likeable She was a most engaging child.
offensive, unpleasant, unattractive, obnoxious, repulsive, objectionable, disagreeable, unlovely, unlikable or unlikeableengagingadjectivePleasing to the eye or mind:attractive, bewitching, enchanting, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.Translationsengage (inˈgeidʒ) verb1. to begin to employ (a workman etc). He engaged him as his assistant. 僱用(工人等) 开始雇用（工人等） 2. to book; to reserve. He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party. 預約 预定3. to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy. to engage someone's attention. 引起(注意力等) 吸引（注意力），占去（时间等） 4. to join battle with. The two armies were fiercely engaged. 交戰 交战5. to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part. The driver engaged second gear. 嚙合，使嚙合 使啮合enˈgaged adjective1. bound by promise (especially to marry). She became engaged to John. 已訂婚的 已订婚约的2. (with in) employed or occupied. She is engaged in social work. 從事，忙於 参加...工作3. busy; not free; occupied. Please come if you are not already engaged for that evening; The room / telephone line is engaged. 忙碌的，佔線的 无空的，占线的 enˈgagement nounthe engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); (also adjective) an engagement ring. 僱用，訂婚，約會，交戰 雇用，订婚的，约会，战役 enˈgaging adjective attractive. an engaging smile. 迷人的 迷人的engaging
engage (one) in (something)1. To do some task or activity. In this usage, "engage in" is usually a set phrase. Dad is engaged in fixing the car, so he can't talk right now.2. To include or involve one in something. Phil is always making snide comments, but I refuse to let him engage me in an argument.3. To occupy one with a task or activity. See if you can engage the kids in a game this afternoon so that I can get some work done.See also: engageengage in small talkTo chat with someone, usually a stranger or acquaintance, about benign topics (such as the weather or one's employment). Because Tom and Joe had never met before, they engaged in small talk by the appetizers. If you think that girl's pretty, go over and engage in small talk with her.See also: engage, small, talkengage (someone) to (someone)To betroth oneself or someone to someone else; to enter two people into an engagement to be married. I refuse to let my family engage me to a man I've never met before.See also: engageengage in small talkto talk only about minor matters rather than important matters or personal matters. All the people at the party were engaging in small talk. They chatted about the weather and otherwise engaged in small talk.See also: engage, small, talkEncyclopediaSeeengageLegalSeeEngageengaging
Synonyms for engagingadj charmingSynonyms- charming
- interesting
- pleasing
- appealing
- attractive
- lovely
- fascinating
- entertaining
- winning
- pleasant
- fetching
- delightful
- cute
- enchanting
- captivating
- agreeable
- lovable
- winsome
- cutesy
- likable or likeable
Antonyms- offensive
- unpleasant
- unattractive
- obnoxious
- repulsive
- objectionable
- disagreeable
- unlovely
- unlikable or unlikeable
Synonyms for engagingadj pleasing to the eye or mindSynonyms- attractive
- bewitching
- enchanting
- enticing
- fascinating
- fetching
- glamorous
- lovely
- prepossessing
- pretty
- sweet
- taking
- tempting
- winning
- winsome
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