enticing

adjective

en·​tic·​ing in-ˈtī-siŋ 

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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

The cat-and-mouse dynamic leads to an enticing game between them that plays out over the show’s seven episodes. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

For much of the film, that enticing idea undergirds the main plot line like a ticking time bomb. —Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025

Flay and Capuano reoriented the dining table to increase the living room’s footprint, making the space more enticing with better sight lines to the kitchen. —Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025

With the launch of Citi’s newest premium travel card, the Citi Strata Elite℠ Card, Citi also added an enticing transfer partner in American Airlines. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enticing

• sufficing
• deicing
• dicing
• icing
• pricing
• slicing
• splicing
• sacrificing
• satisficing