enticing

adjective

en·​tic·​ing in-ˈtī-siŋ 

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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

Examples of enticing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Los Angeles, where the produce is so fresh and enticing as to induce tears and the reservation culture is not nearly as annoying as New York, is a sprawling city with a sprawling food scene. —Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025

As enticing as these goals may be, packing up your life and heading overseas can be quite the endeavor. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Leisure readers this year, is often praised for its charming downtown and enticing art scene. —Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025

All five songs on The Action are enticing, bold, and vivacious. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enticing

• sufficing
• deicing
• dicing
• icing
• pricing
• slicing
• splicing
• sacrificing
• satisficing