- present participle of invite.
inviting
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inviting
Explanation
Inviting things are very appealing. Your host's inviting smile makes you truly feel welcomed and even a little bit charmed. On a hot summer day, nothing looks quite as inviting as a cool, sparkling swimming pool, and when you come inside after walking home in the snow, a cozy fire in the wood stove is also quite inviting. Something inviting promises comfort or pleasure. The word comes from invitation, from the Latin invitare, "invite, treat, or entertain," which originally meant "be pleasant toward."
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In November, Feygin plans to host an event at the Wende Museum in Culver City, inviting other first-generation Eastern Europeans to share essays and poetry about their connections to bathing culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Immanuel Presbyterian, featured in the My Chemical Romance video “Helena,” is inviting people to attend its new October series pairing My Chemical Romance lyrics and Christianity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the last days of the Games, volunteers received an email inviting them to the closing ceremony free of charge.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The initial public offering waters are looking a lot less inviting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The British businessman made what sounded like a perfectly innocent offer, inviting the Soviets to send a delegation of government officials to Britain for a friendly tour of British steel mills and factories.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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