Attractive vs Intriguing - What's the difference?
attractive | intriguing | Synonyms |
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
An intrigue.
* Thomas Longueville, The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck
Intriguing is a synonym of attractive.
As adjectives the difference between attractive and intriguing
is that attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force while intriguing is causing a desire to know more; mysterious.As a verb intriguing is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun intriguing is
{{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue.attractive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
Synonyms
* (causing attraction) magnetic * (having the power of charming) desirable * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) pretty, beautifulAntonyms
* (having the power of charming) repulsive, ugly * (pleasing or appealing to the senses) repulsive, ugly * unattractiveReferences
* * ----intriguing
English
Synonyms
* fascinating, interesting, attractiveVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- In all these negotiations, and caballings, and intriguings , the person most concerned, Frances Coke, the beauty and the heiress, was only the ball in the game.