enticing

adjective

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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

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Yet, at the ring of the phone or the ping of the group chat, our hearts leap at the hope of some enticing morsel, delivered hot. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025 The enticing financial rewards offered by local governments on MakeMyMove are intended to fight this decline and boost local economies. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Seeking another term likely means at least several more years of being in the minority, the one thing that lawmakers unanimously agree is far less enticing than being in the majority. Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enticing

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of enticing was in 1553

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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enticing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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