illecebrous

Meanings

Adj

Tending to attract; enticing.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument).

Synonyms

alluring, appealing, appetizing, attracting, attractive, captivating, charming, coying, desirable, engaging, enticing, exciting, fascinating, fetching, heart-robbing, illecebrose, illecebrous, illective, inviting, prepossessing, seducing, seductive, taking, tempting, winning, winsome

Antonyms

repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing

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