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

Examples of enticing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Down below the village, the enticing landscape is a blend of olive trees and vineyards surrounding Mount Ida, a major player in myths and legends where Aphrodite won the world’s first beauty pageant and Zeus watched the Trojan War unfold. —Laurie Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

But to see that sinking feeling represented on the screen, in a crisp and precise-sounding 4 percent, could make an early bedtime more enticing. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024

One such drab task, however, unexpectedly unlocks more enticing revelations — when she’s dispatched to Geel’s apartment to pick up some clothes for the defendant while she’s remanded to an out-of-town convent. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024

Buying anything after a near 100% move may not sound overly enticing. —Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above