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Intriguing vs Enticing - What's the difference?

intriguing | enticing |

As adjectives the difference between intriguing and enticing

is that intriguing is causing a desire to know more; mysterious while enticing is that entices; alluring; attracting; charming.

As verbs the difference between intriguing and enticing

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

As nouns the difference between intriguing and enticing

is that intriguing is {{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue while enticing is enticement; temptation.

intriguing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

    • Synonyms

    * fascinating, interesting, attractive

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intrigue.
  • * Thomas Longueville, The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck
    • 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.

    enticing

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)

    • References

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • enticement; temptation