tempting
[ temp-ting ]
/ ˈtɛmp tɪŋ /
adjective
that tempts; enticing or inviting.
OTHER WORDS FROM tempting
tempt·ing·ly, adverb tempt·ing·ness, noun un·tempt·ing, adjective un·tempt·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby tempting
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Definition for tempting (2 of 2)
tempt
[ tempt ]
/ tɛmpt /
verb (used with object)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me.
to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted me to read more on the subject.
to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate.
Obsolete.
to try or test.
Origin of tempt
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin
temptāre to probe, feel, test, tempt
SYNONYMS FOR tempt
1
Tempt,
seduce may both mean to allure or entice to something unwise or wicked. To
tempt is to attract by holding out the probability of gratification or advantage, often in the direction of that which is wrong or unwise:
to tempt a man with a bribe. To
seduce is literally to lead astray, sometimes from that which absorbs one or demands attention, but oftener, in a moral sense, from rectitude, chastity, etc.:
to seduce a person away from loyalty.
2 inveigle, induce, lure, incite, persuade.
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British Dictionary definitions for tempting (1 of 2)
tempting
/ (ˈtɛmptɪŋ) /
adjective
attractive or inviting
a tempting meal
Derived forms of tempting
temptingly, adverb temptingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for tempting (2 of 2)
tempt
/ (tɛmpt) /
verb (tr)
to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
to allure, invite, or attract
to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose
their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party
to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)
Derived forms of tempt
temptable, adjective tempter, nounWord Origin for tempt
C13: from Old French
tempter, from Latin
temptāre to test