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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire;
- Example: "an alluring prospect"
- Example: "her alluring smile"
- Example: "the voice was low and beguiling"
- Example: "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"
- Example: "a tempting invitation"
[syn: alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Entice \En*tice"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enticing.] [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier, entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin, cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand, or MHG. zicken to push.] To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen. [1913 Webster] Roses blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. --Prov. i. 10. [1913 Webster] Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to be forgiven. --Keble. Syn: To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle; incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enticing \En*ti"cing\, a. That entices; alluring. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enticing adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

58 Moby Thesaurus words for "enticing": Circean, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, likable, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, seducing, seductive, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, tickling, titillating, titillative, winning, winsome, witching