beguiling
adjective
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Definition of beguiling
: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing a beguiling manner a beguiling aroma … it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.— Jane Kramer
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Synonyms & Antonyms for beguiling
Synonyms
artful, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
Antonyms
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning
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The list of writers who have tried to capture the city’s beguiling contradictions is long and varied: Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Charles Bukowski, Eve Babitz. — Reif Larsen, The Seattle Times, "LA Reverential: A City’s Chill Spots," 1 Aug. 2018 The nose is immediately fresh and beguiling, with notes of candied lemon, citrus flowers and subtle hints of spice. — Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, "Forget Rosé: These Are the Wines You Need to Be Sipping," 26 July 2018 This is Wilson’s best and most beguiling performance. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "The best villains on TV," 6 July 2018 Well worth a bite… a beguiling entry into the thoughts of Dracula and his ilk living among us. — Jocelyn Mcclurg, USA TODAY, "Weekend picks for book lovers, including 'A People's History of the Vampire Uprising'," 30 June 2018 The most beguiling Azilal recall a palette of modern expressionism. — Carmen Rosy Hall, Vogue, "How to Buy, and Style, a Vintage Moroccan Rug," 22 June 2018 While California may be culturally less exotic than Italy, from a cycling perspective the terrain was at least as decadent and beguiling. — Outside Online, "Riding 100 Miles* on a 102-Year-Old Bike," 12 June 2018 Even so, Mr Dershowitz is an intellectual heavyweight, a beguiling maverick, and his effort to immunise Mr Trump against demands for his impeachment is illuminating. — The Economist, "The case against impeachment," 12 July 2018 The resulting images are funny and provocative and oddly beguiling. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "At Yale: on the threshold and under the volcano," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beguiling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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