inviting

in-vit-ing · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Attractive and tempting; appealing.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Encouraging people to enter or participate; welcoming.

  3. 3.

    (verb) Present participle of invite; in the process of asking someone to attend.

Related words

Antonyms: off-putting, repellent, unappealing, uninviting
See also: invitation, invite, invited, invites
Synonyms: appealing, attractive, enticing, tempting, welcoming

Etymology

From Latin invitare ("to invite, treat, entertain"). Present participle formed by adding -ing, also used as an adjective.