different between enticing vs magnetic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /?n?ta?s??/

Adjective

enticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing)

1. That entices; alluring; attractive; charming

   Synonyms: enticing, (formal, obsolete) illecebrous; see also Thesaurus:attractive

   Antonyms: repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing

Translations

Verb

enticing

1. present participle of entice

References

• enticing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• enticing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

enticing (plural enticings)

1. enticement; temptation

English

Alternative forms

• magnetical (dated)
• magnetick (obsolete)

Etymology

magnet +? -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæ??n?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

magnetic (comparative more magnetic, superlative most magnetic)

1. Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.

   a magnetic recorder

2. Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
3. Determined by earth's magnetic fields.

   magnetic north

   the magnetic meridian

4. Having an extraordinary ability to attract.

   He has a magnetic personality.

   • 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery

     she that had all magnetic force alone

5. (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.

   a magnetic sleep

Synonyms

• (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): magnetised, magnetized
• (having the properties a magnet): attractive, repulsive
• (having an extraordinary ability to attract): appealing, attractive, charismatic, inviting, seductive

Antonyms

• (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): antimagnetic
• (determined by earth's magnetic fields): geographic
• (having an extraordinary ability to attract): repulsive
• non-magnetic, nonmagnetic

Derived terms

Related terms

• magnet

Translations

Occitan

Adjective

magnetic m (feminine singular magnetica, masculine plural magnetics, feminine plural magneticas)

1. magnetic

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 617.

Romanian

Etymology

From French magnétique.

Adjective

magnetic m or n (feminine singular magnetic?, masculine plural magnetici, feminine and neuter plural magnetice)

1. magnetic

Declension