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Showing words for INTRIGUE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Intrigue

intrigue, tigurine

7 Letter Words for Intrigue

guniter, igniter, ringite, tiering, tigrine

6 Letter Words for Intrigue

engirt, girnie, gruine, gunite, gunter, gurnet, igitur, ignite, ingirt, intire, rueing, rugine, runite, tinger, tinier, tiring, triune, truing, tunier, turing, uniter, untire, untrig, urgent

5 Letter Words for Intrigue

enrut, ering, genii, genit, grein, greit, grint, grunt, inert, inger, inter, intue, inuit, inure, iring, niger, niter, regin, reign, renig, retin, ringe, ruing, rutin, tengu, tiger, tinge, tingi, trine, tuner, turin, unget, unite, unrig, untie, urent, urine, urite, uteri

4 Letter Words for Intrigue

engr, entr, erin, etui, gein, geir, geit, gent, genu, gien, gire, giri, girn, girt, gite, gneu, gren, gret, grin, grit, grue, grun, gurn, gurt, init, inti, intr, iter, iure, neti, neut, regt, rein, reit, rent, rgen, rine, ring, rite, ruen, ruin, rune, rung, runt, tegu, teng, tern, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tire, trie, trig, trin, true, trug, trun, tune, tung, turn, ungt, unie, unit, urge

3 Letter Words for Intrigue

eir, eng, erg, ern, ert, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gnu, gte, gue, gui, gun, gur, gut, ign, ing, int, ire, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nur, nut, reg, rei, rie, rig, rin, rit, rte, rti, rue, rug, run, rut, teg, ten, ter, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tiu, tng, tri, tue, tug, tui, tun, tur, ugt, uit, ung, uni, ure, urn, ute, uti

Definitions for Intrigue

[1] to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
[2] to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest: to intrigue one's way into another's notice.
[3] to draw or capture: Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.
[4] to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.
[5] Obsolete . to entangle.
[6] Obsolete . to trick or cheat.
[7] to plot craftily or underhandedly.
[8] to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.
[9] the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.
[10] such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing: political intrigues.
[11] a secret or illicit love affair.
[12] the series of complications forming the plot of a play.
[13] (tr) to make interested or curious I'm intrigued by this case, Watson
[14] (intr) to make secret plots or employ underhand methods; conspire
[15] (intr often foll by with ) to carry on a clandestine love affair
[16] the act or an instance of secret plotting, etc
[17] a clandestine love affair
[18] the quality of arousing interest or curiosity; beguilement

Words related to Intrigue

plot, complication, chicanery, machination, conspiracy, fraud, intimacy, tickle, fascinate, excite, captivate, please, delight, pique, entertain, charm, titillate, attract, enchant, rivet

Words nearby Intrigue

intrenching tool, intrepid, intricacy, intricate, intrigant, intrigue, intriguing, intrinsic, intrinsic factor, intrinsic parity, intrinsic reflex

Origin of Intrigue

1640–50; < French intriguer < Italian intrigare < Latin intrīcāre to entangle; see intricate

Other words from Intrigue

in·tri·guer , noun
in·tri·guing·ly , adverb
out·in·trigue , verb (used with object), out·in·trigued, out·in·tri·guing.
un·in·trigued , adjective
un·in·tri·guing , adjective

Word origin for Intrigue

C17: from French intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intrīcāre; see intricate

Synonyms for Intrigue

chicanery, complication, conspiracy, fraud, machination, plot, artifice, cabal, collusion, contrivance, deal, design, dodge, double-dealing, fix, frame-up, game, graft, hookup, maneuver, manipulation, plan, ruse, stratagem, trickery, wile, little game