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Definition of Temptingness
1. Noun. The power to entice or attract through personal charm.
Generic synonyms: Attraction, Attractiveness
Specialized synonyms: Invitation
Derivative terms: Allure, Allure, Tempting
Definition of Temptingness
1. Noun. The quality of being tempting; allure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temptingness
Literary usage of Temptingness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"... and that extorted from me by the mero temptingness of the opportunity, will
be the last. You should have, in the first place, a release of all prior ..."
2. The Unity of Religions: A Popular Discussion of Ancient and Modern Beliefs by John Herman Randall, J. Gardner Smith (1910)
"Then again, the karma doctrine, although it may, to some minds, contain a certain
outward temptingness of logic, really does seem on examination to be ..."
3. British Journal by George Cruikshank (1853)
"But was not his pursuit of Alice something of a chase ? Had it not the temptingness
of uncertainty, the excitement of a gallop over rough ground, ..."
4. Beauchamp's Career by George Meredith (1897)
"We are precipitated both by the aim and the tedium of the lengthened voyage to
insist that they be seen. We believe perforce in their temptingness; ..."
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