Dictionary Definition
intriguing adj
1 disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile"
[syn: challenging]
2 capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our
team came up with some most intriguing finds"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪntɹiːgɪŋ/
Adjective
- Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
Translations
causing a desire to know more
- Dutch: intrigerend
- Finnish: mielenkiintoinen, kiintoisa, kiehtova
- French: intrigant
- Norwegian: Forlokkende
- Portuguese: intrgante
Verb
intriguing- present participle of intrigue
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Byzantine, Machiavellian, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, calculating, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, collusive, come-hither,
connivent, conniving, conspiring, contriving, coquettish, delightful, designing, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, heart-robbing,
hypnotic, interesting, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering,
piquant, plotting, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, scheming, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, stratagemical, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, up to, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching