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 Definitions of tempting  [ˈtɛmp tɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'tempting' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) tempting
enticing or inviting.

Etymology:  (1540–50)

Definition of 'tempting' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
"an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

2. (adj) tantalizing, tantalising, tempting
very pleasantly inviting
"a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"


Definition of 'tempting' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) tempting
very attractive and making you want to have or do it
The idea of a weekend away was very tempting.


Definition of 'tempting' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) tempting
adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures

2.  tempting
of Tempt


Translation of 'tempting' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: attractive
That cake looks tempting.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verleidelik Arabic flag Arabic: مُغْرٍ، جَذّاب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: съблазнителен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: tentador Czech flag Czech: lákavý, vábný German flag German: verführerisch
Danish flag Danish: fristende Greek flag Greek: δελεαστικός Spanish flag Spanish: tentador
Estonian flag Estonian: ahvatlev Farsi flag Farsi: وسوسه انگیز Finnish flag Finnish: houkutteleva
French flag French: tentant Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְפָתֶה Hindi flag Hindi: प्रलोभक
Croatian flag Croatian: primamljiv, zamaman Hungarian flag Hungarian: vonzó, csábító Indonesian flag Indonesian: menarik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: freistandi Italian flag Italian: allettante Japanese flag Japanese: 魅力的な
Korean flag Korean: 유혹적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: viliojantis, gundantis Latvian flag Latvian: vilinošs; kārdinošs
Malay flag Malay: menyelerakan Dutch flag Dutch: verleidelijk Norwegian flag Norwegian: fristende, lokkende
Polish flag Polish: kuszący Portuguese flag Portuguese: tentador Romanian flag Romanian: tentant, ispititor
Russian flag Russian: соблазнительный Slovak flag Slovak: lákavý Slovenian flag Slovenian: mamljiv
Serbian flag Serbian: primamljiv Swedish flag Swedish: frestande, lockande Thai flag Thai: ยั่วยวน
Turkish flag Turkish: baştan çıkarıcı Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 吸引人的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спокусливий
Urdu flag Urdu: دل کش Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hấp dẫn, khêu gợi Chinese flag Chinese: 吸引人的

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