The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Inviting.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.]
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   1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some
      act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment
      or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to
      dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion.
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            So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak.
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            I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on
            this.                                 --Carlyle.
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   2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by
      pleasure or hope; to attract.
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            To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.
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            Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden.
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            There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper.
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   3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

   Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;
        entice; persuade.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inviting \In*vit"ing\, a.
   Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.
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         Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse
         and sarcasm.                             --W. Irving.
   -- In*vit"ing*ly, adv. -- In*vit"ing*ness, n. --Jer.
   Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inviting
    adj 1: attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer" [ant:
           uninviting]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

101 Moby Thesaurus words for "inviting":
   admissible, admissive, admissory, alluring, appealing, appetizing,
   attractive, beckoning, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
   cajoling, captivating, catching, challenging, charismatic,
   charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting,
   encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling,
   enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating,
   fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous,
   heart-robbing, hospitable, hypnotic, imbibitory, ingestive,
   interesting, intriguing, intromissive, intromittent, invitational,
   invitatory, irresistible, juicy, lively, lovely, luxurious,
   mesmeric, mouth-watering, open, piquant, prepossessing, prompting,
   provocative, provoking, provoquant, racy, ravishing, readable,
   receivable, receptible, receptive, recipient, rich, rousing,
   seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
   spellful, spicy, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring,
   succulent, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
   thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking,
   thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous,
   welcoming, winning, winsome, witching