Beguiling vs Entice - What's the difference?
beguiling | entice |
That beguiles or beguile.
* a beguiling look
* 2009 , , The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet , Pinguin Books, page 26:
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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As verbs the difference between beguiling and entice
is that beguiling is while entice is to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.As a noun beguiling
is a beguilement.As an adjective beguiling
is that beguiles or beguile.beguiling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
entice
English
Verb
(entic)citation, passage=Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. And, on top of all that, they are ornaments; they entice and intrigue and sometimes delight.}}
- I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.