inviting

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: in=vit=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

inviting, a. 

 Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.  [1913 Webster]
"Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm."

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inviting, adj.
1 attractive.
2 enticing, tempting.

Derivative

invitingly adv. invitingness n.

THESAURUS

inviting

admissible, admissive, admissory, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beckoning, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, challenging, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting, encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous, heart-robbing, hospitable, hypnotic, imbibitory, ingestive, interesting, intriguing, intromissive, intromittent, invitational, invitatory, irresistible, juicy, lively, lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering, open, piquant, prepossessing, prompting, provocative, provoking, provoquant, racy, ravishing, readable, receivable, receptible, receptive, recipient, rich, rousing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, spicy, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, succulent, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, welcoming, winning, winsome, witching

ROGET THESAURUS

inviting

Motive

N motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action, reason, ground, call, principle, by end, by purpose, mainspring, primum mobile, keystone, the why and the wherefore, pro and con, reason why, secret motive, arriere pensee, intention, inducement, consideration, attraction, loadstone, magnet, magnetism, magnetic force, allectation, allective, temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery, bewitchment, bewitchery, charm, spell, fascination, blandishment, cajolery, seduction, seducement, honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple, persuasibility, persuasibleness, attractability, impressibility, susceptibility, softness, persuasiveness, attractiveness, tantalization, influence, prompting, dictate, instance, impulse, impulsion, incitement, incitation, press, instigation, provocation, inspiration, persuasion, suasion, encouragement, advocacy, exhortation, advice, solicitation, lobbyism, pull, incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram, bribe, lure, decoy, decoy duck, bait, trail of a red herring, bribery and corruption, sop, sop for Cerberus, prompter, tempter, seducer, seductor, instigator, firebrand, incendiary, Siren, Circe, agent provocateur, lobbyist, impulsive, motive, suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory, protreptical, inviting, tempting suasive, suasory, seductive, attractive, fascinating, provocative, induced, disposed, persuadable, spellbound, instinct with, smitten with, infatuated, inspired, by, because, therefore, from this motive, from that motive, for this reason, for that reason, for, by reason of, for the sake of, count of, out of, from, as, forasmuch as, for all the world, on principle, fax mentis incendium gloriae, temptation hath a music for all ears, to beguile many and be beguiled by one.

Pleasurableness

N pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability, amusement, attraction, attractiveness, attractability, invitingness, harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability, winsomeness, loveliness, sunny side, bright side, sweets, goodness, manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey, bittersweet, fair weather, treat, regale, dainty, titbit, tidbit, nuts, sauce piquante, causing pleasure, laetificant, pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, leef, lief, acceptable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, welcomed, favorite, to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking, satisfactory, refreshing, comfortable, cordial, genial, glad, gladsome, sweet, delectable, nice, dainty, delicate, delicious, dulcet, luscious, palatable, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, attractive, inviting, prepossessing, engaging, winning, winsome, taking, fascinating, captivating, killing, seducing, seductive, heart-robbing, alluring, enticing, appetizing, cheering, bewitching, enchanting, entrancing, enravishing, charming, delightful, felicitous, exquisite, lovely, ravishing, rapturous, heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic, beatic, beatific, seraphic, empyrean, elysian, palmy, halcyon, Saturnian, decies repetita placebit, charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul, sweetness and light, beauty is only skin deep.