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beguiling definition
beguiling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beguile 1 of 2 senses of beguile Sense 2 capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => hold => work Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beguile 1 of 2 senses of beguile Sense 2 capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => hold => work Entailment of verb beguile Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb beguile 2 senses of beguile Sense 1 juggle, beguile, hoodwink => cheat, beat rip off chisel Sense 2 capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => attract, appeal Familiarity of verb beguile beguile used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb beguile Sense 1 juggle, beguile, hoodwink => cheat, beat rip off chisel -------------- Sense 2 capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant => attract, appeal -------------- Overview of verb beguile The verb beguile has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) juggle, beguile, hoodwink -- (influence by slyness) 2. (1) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant -- (attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts") Overview of adj beguiling The adj beguiling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting -- (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") 2. beguiling -- (misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes") Antonyms of adj beguiling 2 senses of beguiling Sense 1 alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting INDIRECT (VIA seductive) -> unseductive Sense 2 beguiling INDIRECT (VIA dishonest) -> honest, honorable Similarity of adj beguiling 2 senses of beguiling Sense 1 alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting => seductive (vs. unseductive) Sense 2 beguiling => dishonest (vs. honest), dishonorable Attributes of adj beguiling Familiarity of adj beguiling beguiling used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj beguiling beguiling Overview of verb beguile The verb beguile has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) juggle, beguile, hoodwink -- (influence by slyness) 2. (1) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant -- (attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts") Overview of adj beguiling The adj beguiling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting -- (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") 2. beguiling -- (misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes")
beguiling definition
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