tempting

Other forms of tempting

comparative

temptinger·

superlative

temptingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tempting

What does tempting mean?

tempting means "highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tempting?

tempting has 2 syllables: temp-ting. The stress falls on "temp". In IPA it is /ˈtɛmptɪŋ/.

What is another word for tempting?

Close synonyms include alluring, beguiling, enticing, tantalizing, tantalising. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tempting a common word?

tempting is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.