inviting

[in-vahy-ting]

adjective

1. attractive, alluring, or tempting.

   an inviting offer.

inviting

/ ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. tempting; alluring; attractive

Other Word Forms

• invitingly adverb
• invitingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inviting¹

First recorded in 1580–90; invite + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Forbes was first to announce a summit, saying on Sunday morning that she would visit the plant alongside Scottish Enterprise while inviting groups including unions, the council and the UK government to meet on Tuesday.

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People who knew Aishat told the BBC it was the woman who had first made contact with her on social media, later coming to Armenia and inviting her to parties.

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Senior curator Melissa Blanchflower says the Margate gallery is "inviting the public to come and have this visual experience" and nothing replaces "being in front of the painting".

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When you start adding up all the expenses, that spare bedroom in your parent’s basement starts looking more inviting.

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It is, like its subject, inviting to the public, conceptually ambitious and beautiful.

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