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

While there are not yet details on the next pop-up, the hotel's main dining venue, Ora, is just as enticing as El Bar. —Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024

This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. —Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024

If nothing else, Winslet found the brief glimpse into Elena’s life after love an enticing tease. —Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024

Identify tasks and enjoyable activities, then pair them up to make tasks more enticing. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

That changed when the pandemic hit, and restaurants needed to make their rudimentary outdoor setups look enticing. —Priya Krishna, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024

While this factor might make the casino less enticing for some, it still can’t be denied that this promotion is more than generous. —Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024

Something about those Eighties frontmen weren’t enticing to me. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024

This decent if unspectacular Chromebook was already ridiculously cheap, so its sale price is enticing. —PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above