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inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj
tempting; alluring; attractive invitingly adv invitingness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
inviting adjective tempting, appealing, attractive, pleasing, welcoming, warm, engaging, fascinating, intriguing, magnetic, delightful, enticing, seductive, captivating, beguiling, alluring, mouthwatering The February air was soft, cool and inviting. unattractive, repellent, off-putting (Brit. informal), unpleasant, undesirable, disagreeable, unappealing, uninviting Translations inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] ADJ 1. (= appealing) [atmosphere, place, room] → acogedor; [prospect] → atractivo; [appearance] (of person) → atrayente; (of food) → tentador; [food] → apetitoso, apetecible; [smell] → apetitoso; [book] → que incita a la lectura, que invita a la lectura the water looked warm and inviting → el agua aparecía cálida y tentadora she offered him the plate with an inviting smile → le ofreció el plato animándole a comer con una sonrisa with an inviting gesture, she showed him to his room → le hizo un gesto invitándole a seguirla y le enseñó su habitación inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (= pleasant) [place, prospect,] → engageant(e) (= attractive) → attrayant(e) in vitro fertilization [ɪnˌviːtrəʊˌfɜːrtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → fécondation f in vitro inviting inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (prospect, goods) → invitante, allettante; (smile) → invitante; (food, smell) → invitante, appetitoso/a inviting [ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (prospect, goods) → invitante, allettante; (smile) → invitante; (food, smell) → invitante, appetitoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Larry has been going it rather harder than usual lately--if cousin Louisa won't mind my mentioning it--having rather a stiff affair with the postmaster's wife in their village, or some one of that sort; and whenever poor Gertrude Lefferts begins to suspect anything, and he's afraid of trouble, he gets up a fuss of this kind, to show how awfully moral he is, and talks at the top of his voice about the impertinence of inviting his wife to meet people he doesn't wish her to know. The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. Meanwhile I am approaching a decorative old Surrey town, little more than a cluster of ripe old inns, to one of which I have much pleasure in inviting the reader to dinner. |
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