Enticing \En*ti"cing\, a.
That entices; alluring.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Entice \En*tice"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enticed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Enticing.] [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier,
entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin,
cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand,
or MHG. zicken to push.]
To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to
attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad
sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the
sirens enticed them to listen.
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Roses blushing as they blow,
And enticing men to pull. --Beau. & Fl.
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My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
--Prov. i. 10.
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Go, and thine erring brother gain,
Entice him home to be forgiven. --Keble.
Syn: To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle;
incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
enticing
adj : highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice
was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an
enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn:
alluring, beguiling, tempting]
WordNet (r) 2.0
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "enticing":
Circean, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling,
bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching,
charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish,
enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, entrancing,
exciting, exotic, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, likable,
mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, pleasant, pleasing,
prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, seducing,
seductive, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, taking,
tantalizing, teasing, tempting, tickling, titillating, titillative,
winning, winsome, witching
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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