Adjective: tempting tem(p)-ting- Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
"a tempting invitation"; - alluring, beguiling, enticing - Very pleasantly inviting
"a tempting repast"; - tantalizing, tantalising [Brit] Verb: tempt tem(p)t- Dispose, incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"; - allure - Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He tempted me into temptation"; - entice, lure - Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"; - invite - Induce into action by using one's charm
"She tempted him into giving her all his money"; - charm, influence - Try to seduce
- Try presumptuously
"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
See also: inviting, seductive Type of: arouse, bid, excite, invite, persuade, provoke, sex, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, turn on, wind up Encyclopedia: Tempt, Tease and Touch |