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adjective

Definition of invitingnext
1
as in attractive

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2
as in irresistible

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inviting

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verb

present participle of invite
1
as in asking
to request the presence or participation of she's invited only select friends to visit her new house

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2
as in wooing
to act so as to make (something) more likely you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

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Recent Examples of inviting
Adjective
Get ready for cozy movie nights at home with the softest throw blankets and plush pillows, set the mood with warm lighting, and make your bedroom extra-inviting with traditional quilts and linen duvets. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Your social world gets warmer and more inviting. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
Autumn is all about warm tones, and this table lamp is a subtle way to make any space feel inviting. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 JCPenney seeks to fill a market gap by providing quality, style, and value without trade-offs, inviting consumers to rediscover its diverse offerings. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inviting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviting
  1. attractive
  2. irresistible
  3. asking
  4. wooing
  5. tempting
  6. endearing
  7. seeking
  8. alluring
Adjective
  • Using Stainless Polish On Your Fridge On the one hand, using stainless polish to clean a stainless steel fridge leaves a bright, attractive, reflective finish—but there’s a downside.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Shaped like a giant leaf, this attractive play mat comes with six hanging plush toys that can be detached when your baby is ready for tummy time games.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • The sweet smell of rotting fruit is irresistible to fruit flies and draws them in through the funnel.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These principles apply to the present case with irresistible force when the special conditions of the Queen’s surrender of her sovereignty are recalled.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of irresistible
Verb
  • In practice, Mamdani, who claims to loathe oligarchy and big business, is asking Amazon to destroy over 40 small businesses and subsume their economic power.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As Sportico detailed last year, McEnroe remembers MSG employees asking Oakley to leave and Oakley responding by swearing at them.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • Assistant City Manager Charlie Dissell previously said the city intentionally began wooing commercial tenants to the site in 2022.
    — Ilana Arougheti Updated August 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tony uses that line as an epigraph, setting up a story about Bourdain following his high school crush Nancy (Emilia Jones) to Provincetown in hopes of wooing her.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wooing
Adjective
  • The book offers the tempting possibility that children have wonderful, exciting things in store for them in unknown experiences.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Praça da República is a tempting spot to slow down and nurse a drink at a café, enjoying the relaxed tempo of local life.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tempting
Adjective
  • At the high point of Clark and Floyd’s bromance — which is to say, before the fall — the men break into a perfectly, cringily endearing rehearsed rap.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of endearing
Verb
  • Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty — or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Associated Press emailed Twiggs' attorney seeking comment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeking
Adjective
  • The beats are over the top, the writing is bold and direct, and Stephens is an alluring main character with a sharp tongue and an ear for dynamic pop and R&B melodies.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Even a conservative turtleneck minidress feels more alluring when paired with black boots in soft leather.
    — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of alluring

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