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Enticing vs Appetizing - What's the difference?

enticing | appetizing |

As adjectives the difference between enticing and appetizing

is that enticing is that entices; alluring; attracting; charming while appetizing is that appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

As verbs the difference between enticing and appetizing

is that enticing is present participle of lang=en while appetizing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun enticing

is enticement; temptation.

enticing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That entices; alluring; attracting; charming.

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    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • enticement; temptation

    • appetizing

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appetising (mostly British)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.
    • ''This food looks so appetizing.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing .

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    Derived terms

    () * appetizingly * unappetizing

    Verb

    (head)
    • English calques