engaging

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪŋ

Adjective

engaging (comparative more engaging, superlative most engaging)

1. That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

   I found the first of the Harry Potter books a very engaging read.

2. Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

   Beauty, of course, and a bright, engaging personality — or at least the ability to fake one — are prerequisites for entering the Miss World competition.

Derived terms

• engagingness
• unengaging

Synonyms

• (that engages the attention): absorbing, compelling, engrossing, enthralling, interesting
• (charming): appealing, attractive, sweet

Antonyms

• (that engages the attention): boring, dull, unengaging, uninteresting
• (charming): boorish, rude, uncivil, uncivilised

Translations

that engages; engrossing

• Bulgarian: интересен (bg) (interesen), привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen)
• Finnish: lumoava (fi)

charming

• Bulgarian: мил (bg) (mil), очарователен (bg) (očarovatelen)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迷人 (cmn)

• Finnish: hurmaava (fi), viehättävä (fi)

Verb

engaging

1. Present participle of engage.