BEGUILING

beguiling

(adjective) misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; “taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes”

alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

beguiling

present participle of beguile

Noun

beguiling (plural beguilings)

A beguilement.

Adjective

beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)

That beguiles or beguile.

Source: Wiktionary

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Be*guil"ing, a.

Definition: Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.

– Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.

BEGUILE

Be*guile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beguiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling.]

1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak.

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving.

Syn.

– To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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