What does tempting mean?
Definitions for tempting
ˈtɛmp tɪŋtempt·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tempting.
Princeton's WordNet
alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective
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"
tantalizing, tantalising, temptingadjective
very pleasantly inviting
"a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
Wiktionary
temptingadjective
attractive, appealing, enticing
temptingadjective
seductive, alluring, inviting
ChatGPT
tempting
Tempting generally refers to something that is attractive, appealing, or desirable, which prompts a strong desire or urge in someone to have or do it, even if it may be wrong, unwise, or improper.
Webster Dictionary
Tempting
of Tempt
Temptingadjective
adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tempting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tempting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of tempting in a Sentence
It is sorely tempting to take a go-slow approach hoping that the Deutsche Bank economy can be landed softly on a sustainable path. This will not happen, our view is that the only way to minimize the economic, financial and societal damage of prolonged inflation is to err on the side of doing too much.
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
If there is one thing I have learnt over the aeons, it's that you should never give up on family no matter how tempting they make it.
The bottom line is simple: in the end, the major shareholder really doesn't want to sell. That's really the truth of things, people keep tempting him. And one day maybe...at the moment, there's people that may be doing a little more than in the past. But I think it will be difficult to get him to say yes.
During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices.
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- temptador, temptadoraCatalan, Valencian
- verlockend, verführerischGerman
- viehättävä, houkutteleva, vietteleväFinnish
- tentantFrench
- allettanteItalian
- verleidelijkDutch
- tentadorPortuguese
- tentantRomanian
- заманчивыйRussian
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