'Beguiling' definitions:
Definition of 'beguiling'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting]
adjective
Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes"
Definition of 'Beguiling'
From: GCIDE
- Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- {Be*guil"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Beguiling'
From: GCIDE
- Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling.]
- 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster]
- The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii. 13. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [1913 Webster]
- Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beguiling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alluring,
- amusing,
- appealing,
- appetizing,
- attractive,
- bewildering,
- bewitching,
- blandishing,
- cajoling,
- captivating,
- catching,
- catchy,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- coaxing,
- come-hither,
- coquettish,
- deceiving,
- deceptive,
- delightful,
- deluding,
- delusive,
- delusory,
- diverting,
- dubious,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- enigmatic,
- enravishing,
- entertaining,
- enthralling,
- enticing,
- entrancing,
- exceptional,
- exciting,
- exotic,
- extraordinary,
- fabulous,
- fallacious,
- false,
- fantastic,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- fishy,
- flirtatious,
- fun,
- glamorous,
- hallucinatory,
- humorous,
- hypnotic,
- illusive,
- illusory,
- incomprehensible,
- inconceivable,
- incredible,
- interesting,
- intriguing,
- inviting,
- irresistible,
- marvelous,
- mesmeric,
- miraculous,
- misleading,
- mouth-watering,
- outlandish,
- passing strange,
- phenomenal,
- piquant,
- prepossessing,
- prodigious,
- provocative,
- provoquant,
- puzzling,
- questionable,
- rare,
- ravishing,
- recreational,
- remarkable,
- seducing,
- seductive,
- sensational,
- siren,
- sirenic,
- spellbinding,
- spellful,
- strange,
- striking,
- stupendous,
- taking,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- tempting,
- tickling,
- titillating,
- titillative,
- trickish,
- tricksy,
- tricky,
- unheard-of,
- unimaginable,
- unique,
- unprecedented,
- winning,
- winsome,
- witching,
- wonderful,
- wondrous