Meaning of INVITING
Pronunciation: | | in'vIting
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| Definition: | | [adj] attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer" |
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| Synonyms: | | invitatory, tantalising, tantalizing, tempting |
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| Antonyms: | | uninviting | |
| See Also: | | attractive | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \In*vit"ing\, a.
Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.
Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse
and sarcasm. --W. Irving.
-- {In*vit"ing*ly}, adv. -- {In*vit"ing*ness}, n. --Jer.
Taylor.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | admissible, admissive, admissory, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beckoning, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, challenging, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting, encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous, heart-robbing, hospitable, hypnotic, imbibitory, ingestive, interesting, intriguing, intromissive, intromittent, invitational, invitatory, irresistible, juicy, lively, lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering, open, piquant, prepossessing, prompting, provocative, provoking, provoquant, racy, ravishing, readable, receivable, receptible, receptive, recipient, rich, rousing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, spicy, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, succulent, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, welcoming, winning, winsome, witching |
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