different between winning vs enticing
winning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?n??/
- Rhymes: -?n??
Verb
winning
- present participle of win
- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
- winnings
Adjective
winning (comparative more winning or winninger, superlative most winning or winningest)
- That constitutes a win.
- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- That leads to success.
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- Attractive.
- a winning smile
Translations
Noun
winning (plural winnings)
- The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
- (chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
- Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.
- (mining) A new opening.
- The portion of a coalfield out for working.
Related terms
See also
- winnings
- winningest
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch winninge, equivalent to winnen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.n??/
- Hyphenation: win?ning
- Rhymes: -?n??
Noun
winning f (plural winningen, diminutive winninkje n)
- acquisition, gain
- extraction
Derived terms
- broodwinning
- oliewinning
Middle English
Noun
winning
- Alternative form of wynnyng
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enticing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /?n?ta?s??/
Adjective
enticing (comparative more enticing, superlative most enticing)
- That entices; alluring; attractive; charming
- Synonyms: enticing, (formal, obsolete) illecebrous; see also Thesaurus:attractive
- Antonyms: repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing
Translations
Verb
enticing
- 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)
- enticement; temptation
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