Overview of verb tempt

The verb tempt has 6 senses

• tempt, allure -- (dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food")


• entice, lure, tempt -- (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation")


• tempt, invite -- (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers")


• charm, influence, tempt -- (induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money")


• tempt -- (try to seduce)


• tempt -- (try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert")

Overview of adj tempting

The adj tempting has 2 senses

• alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting -- (highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation")


• tantalizing, tantalising, tempting -- (very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast")