enticing

WOTD – 24 September 2007    

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ/

Adjective

enticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing)

1. That entices; alluring; attracting; charming.

Translations

alluring

• Bulgarian: привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen), съблазнителен (bg) (sǎblaznitelen)
• Dutch: verlokkelijk (nl)
• French: aguicheur (fr)
• Portuguese: aliciante (pt), tentador (pt) m, atrativo (pt) m
• Romanian: seducător (ro), tentant (ro), încântător (ro), atrăgător (ro)

• Russian: заманчивый (ru) (zamančivyj), соблазнительный (ru) (soblaznitelʹnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: togarrach (gd)
• Spanish: tentador (es) m, incitante (es)
• Swedish: lockande (sv)

Verb

enticing

1. Present participle of entice.

References

• enticing in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• enticing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Noun

enticing (plural enticings)

1. enticement; temptation