Definition of enticing
: 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
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enticingly
adverb-
- an enticingly aromatic dish
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- … this program enticingly acquaints students with the features and potential of microcomputers.
- —Booklist
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- He looked on her, his bright, healthy, enticingly beautiful daughter, and wondered what was going to become of her.
- —Theodore Dreiser
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enticingness
noun-
- We shall seek to be frugal with our sweet possessions, though their enticingness quite leads us astray …
- —Emily Dickinson
