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Definitions for Tempting
[1] that tempts; enticing or inviting.
[2] to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
[3] to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me.
[4] to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted me to read more on the subject.
[5] to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate.
[6] Obsolete . to try or test.
[7] attractive or inviting a tempting meal
[8] to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
[9] to allure, invite, or attract
[10] to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party
[11] to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate )
Words related to Tempting
enticing, intriguing, fascinating, tantalizing, attractive, appetizing, heavenly, seductive, fetching, charming, luring, provoking, rousing, divine, magnetic, mouth-watering, scrumptious, yummy
Words nearby Tempting
temps lié, tempt, tempt fate, temptation, tempter, tempting, temptress, tempura, tempus edax rerum, tempus fugit, tempyō
Origin of Tempting
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin temptāre to probe, feel, test, tempt
Other words from Tempting
tempt·ing·ly , adverb
tempt·ing·ness , noun
un·tempt·ing , adjective
un·tempt·ing·ly , adverb
tempt·a·ble , adjective
pre·tempt , verb (used with object)
self-tempt·ed , adjective
su·per·tempt , verb (used with object)
un·tempt·a·ble , adjective
un·tempt·ed , adjective
Word origin for Tempting
C13: from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre to test
Synonyms for Tempting
appetizing, attractive, enticing, fascinating, heavenly, intriguing, seductive, tantalizing, charming, divine, fetching, luring, provoking, rousing, magnetic, mouth-watering, scrumptious, yummy