Definition
Tending to entice, allure, or attract; having the power to draw someone in through charm or appeal.
Etymology
From Latin 'allicere' (to entice) + '-ent' (adjective suffix). The Latin verb combines 'ad-' (to) + 'licere' (to entice, from which English gets 'license' and 'licit').
Kelly Says
Medieval philosophers used 'allicient' to describe temptations and vices—particularly luxury goods—making it a word that originally carried moral disapproval alongside its description of appeal.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُغِرّ
mu-ghirr
BNবাংলা
আকর্ষণীয়
ak-rsh-on-ee-y
CACatalà
atractiu
a-trac-ti-u
CSČeština
lákavý
lak-a-vy
DADansk
tiltrækkende
til-traek-kende
DEDeutsch
anziehend
an-zi-eh-hend
ELΕλληνικά
συγκινητικός
sin-ki-ne-ti-kos
ESEspañol
atractivo
a-tra-k-ti-vo
FISuomi
viehättävä
vieh-ät-tä-vä
FRFrançais
attirant
a-tee-ran
HAHA
mai-girma
mai-gir-ma
HIहिन्दी
आकर्षक
a-kar-shak
HUMagyar
csábító
cha-bi-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
menarik
me-na-rik
IGIG
nwere mmetọ
nwe-re m-me-to
ITItaliano
allettante
a-let-tan-te
KO한국어
매력적인
maeryeok-cha-jin
MSBahasa Melayu
menarik
me-na-rik
MYမြန်မာ
အလွန်အကောင်း
a-lwan-a-ka-ng
NLNederlands
aantrekkelijk
ant-trek-ke-lik
NONorsk
tiltrekkende
til-trek-ken-de
PLPolski
przyciągający
pri-chy-tsia-ga-y-chi
PTPortuguês
atraente
a-tra-en-te
RORomână
seducător
se-du-ko-r
RUРусский
привлекательный
pri-vlek-a-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
lockande
lock-an-de
SWKiswahili
mvuto
mv-u-to
TAதமிழ்
ஈர்க்கும்
ee-rkk-um
TEతెలుగు
ఆకర్షణీయం
a-kar-sh-na-nee-yam
THไทย
น่าดึงดูด
na-dung-duud
TLTL
akit-akit
a-kit-a-kit
TRTürkçe
cezbeder
chezb-e-der
UKУкраїнська
привабливий
pri-va-bly-viy
URاردو
مَتَشَابِہ
ma-ta-sha-bi
VITiếng Việt
hấp dẫn
hap-dan
ZH中文
有吸引力的
yǒu xīnxīng lì de
ZUZU
sithokisiwe
si-tho-ki-si-we