Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enticed

/ɪntˈaɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: en-ticed
IPA: /ɪntˈaɪst/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been tempted; Finding something enticing.

verb

simple past and past participle of entice

Example Sentences

"It is a world to see how commonly we are blinded with the collusions of women, and more enticed by their ornaments being artificial than their proportion being natural."
"I stared at him , still undecided but very enticed."
"In particular instances, even in the face of greater financial incentives at a rival flagship institution, students were more enticed by the sense of community promised by the support programs in existence at their chosen PWI ."

Inflected Forms

more enticed (comparative) most enticed (superlative)

Derived Forms

unenticed

Rhymes With

christ priced sliced iced heist diced spiced spliced geist sufficed feist kleist

Questions

How do you pronounce enticed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntˈaɪst/.
What does enticed mean?: Having been tempted; Finding something enticing.

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