Entice vs Soothing - What's the difference?
entice | soothing |
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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Tending to soothe.
Giving relief.
Freeing from fear or anxiety.
The act by which somebody is soothed.
* 1823 , Charles Caleb Colton
As verbs the difference between entice and soothing
is that entice is to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope while soothing is .As an adjective soothing is
tending to soothe.As a noun soothing is
the act by which somebody is soothed.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.
See also
* beguile * tempt * seduceReferences
* *soothing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- soothing music
- a soothing ointment
- soothing words
Derived terms
* soothinglyVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.