enticing

adjective

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Synonyms of enticing next

: 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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The idea of willingly immersing oneself in freezing cold water doesn’t sound particularly enticing. —

Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024 What is so enticing about gathering together over food? —

Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Indigenous art collector and dealer Herman Schweizer was given the task of stocking the venues with enticing items. —

Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024 Frolova-Walker and Walker, at the end of their book on the Shostakovich Fifth, entertain an enticing possibility: What if the work actually had nothing to do with Stalin? —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for enticing