inviting - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Adjective
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    * 1.2.2 Derived terms
  • 1.3 Verb
  • 1.4 Noun
  • 1.5 References

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• IPA(key): /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ
• Hyphenation: in‧vit‧ing

inviting (comparative more inviting, superlative most inviting)

1. Alluring; tempting; attractive.
   • 2020 December 2, Andy Coward, “New-look Reading is willing and able”, in Rail, page 59:
     The station has a bright and airy feel and the refurbishment works have provided a modern and inviting station environment for passengers.

• tantalizing

• invitingly

• invitingness

• uninviting

inviting

1. present participle and gerund of invite

inviting (plural invitings)

1. invitation

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inviting”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “inviting”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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