enticing

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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

enticing

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present participle of entice

Examples of enticing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The Bottom Line​ AI is certainly an ever-present and enticing technology bandage, but the real competitive advantage does not lie in gobbling up every possible use case. — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

At first glance, the free-agent options there seem slightly more enticing. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Across beauty, other categories are making honey feel just as fresh and sensorially enticing. — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away. — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1553, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enticing

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