inviting
(adjective) attractive and tempting; “an inviting offer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inviting (comparative more inviting, superlative most inviting)
Alluring; tempting; attractive.
inviting
present participle of invite
inviting (plural invitings)
invitation
Source: Wiktionary
In*vit"ing, a.
Definition: Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. W. Irving.
– In*vit"ing*ly, adv.
– In*vit"ing*ness, n. Jer. Taylor.
In*vite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.] Etym: [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.]
1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. So many guests invite as here are writ. Shak. I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. Carlyle.
2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. Milton. Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. Dryden. There no delusive hope invites despair. Cowper.
3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
Syn.
– To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade.
In*vite", v. i.
Definition: To give invitation. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
