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Definitions for Inviting

[1] attractive, alluring, or tempting: an inviting offer.
[2] to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
[3] to request politely or formally: to invite donations.
[4] to act so as to bring on or render probable: to invite accidents by fast driving.
[5] to call forth or give occasion for: Those big shoes invite laughter.
[6] to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
[7] to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
[8] Informal . an invitation.
[9] tempting; alluring; attractive
[10] to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc) he invited them to dinner
[11] to make a request for, esp publicly or formally to invite applications
[12] to bring on or provoke; give occasion for you invite disaster by your actions
[13] to welcome or tempt
[14] an informal word for invitation

Words related to Inviting

enticing, intriguing, seductive, welcoming, fascinating, persuasive, encouraging, charming, engaging, appealing, attractive, tempting, delightful, pleasing, beguiling, warm, open, bewitching, winning, agreeable

Words nearby Inviting

invitation, invitational, invitatory, invite, invitee, inviting, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel

Origin of Inviting

eFirst recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre

Other words from Inviting

in·vit·ing·ly , adverb
in·vit·ing·ness , noun
in·vi·tee [in-vi-tee , -vahy-] /ˌɪn vɪˈti, -vaɪ-/ , noun
in·vit·er , in·vi·tor , noun
pre·in·vite , verb (used with object), pre·in·vit·ed, pre·in·vit·ing.
qua·si-in·vit·ed , adjective
re·in·vite , verb, re·in·vit·ed, re·in·vit·ing.
self-in·vit·ed , adjective
un·in·vit·ed , adjective

Word origin for Inviting

eC16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in- ² + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of

Synonyms for Inviting

appealing, attractive, beguiling, charming, delightful, encouraging, engaging, enticing, fascinating, intriguing, persuasive, pleasing, seductive, tempting, welcoming, bewitching, open, warm, winning, agreeable, cordial, magnetic, mouthwatering, provocative, winsome