adj
Meaning 1
That beguiles or beguile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a beguiling look
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beguiling
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rhymes with -aɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B IH0 G AY1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A beguilement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of beguile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an alluring prospect
- her alluring smile
- the voice was low and beguiling
- difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement
- a tempting invitation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alluring, enticing, tempting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: verleidelijk — that beguiles
- French: séduisant — that beguiles
- German: betörend — that beguiles
- German: verführerisch — that beguiles
- Irish: cealgach — that beguiles