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

Three catchers, about a million DHs and, somehow, not one (enticing) right-handed-hitting outfielder at any level after Jordan Walker. —Katie Woo, New York Times, 20 June 2025

Some options feature squeaky sounds while others may be textured in an enticing way. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025

But for the uncommitted, the opportunity to build a supporter culture from the ground floor carried an enticing dimension. —Josh Gross, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

Slightly nutty flavors in a crunchy, enticing mouthful of caramel and slight green apples in this Chardonnay. —Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enticing

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