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Intriguing vs Titillating - What's the difference?

intriguing | titillating | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between intriguing and titillating

is that intriguing is causing a desire to know more; mysterious while titillating is pleasantly and sensually exciting.

As verbs the difference between intriguing and titillating

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

As a noun intriguing

is {{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue.

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.

    titillating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Pleasantly and sensually exciting.
  • Arousing.