engaging

adj.吸引人的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
engaging (adjective)
tending to draw favorable attention or interest - attractive an engaging smile
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
engaging (adjective)
1.
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
SYNONYMS:
alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fetching, glamorous ( glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive
RELATED WORDS:
absorbing, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, galvanic, gripping, hypnotic, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbinding; enticing, tantalizing, tempting; exciting, haunting, interesting, intriguing, titillating; beckoning, inviting, winning; darling, delightful, pleasant, pleasing
NEAR ANTONYMS:
boring, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome; abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, shocking, sickening; drab, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous
repellent ( repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring
engaging (adjective)
2.
holding the attention or provoking interest
SYNONYMS:
absorbing, arresting, consuming, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, immersing, intriguing, involving, riveting
RELATED WORDS:
breathtaking, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, galvanizing, inspiring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling; provocative, tantalizing; emphatic, showy, splashy, striking; alluring, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, spellbinding; hypnotizing, mesmerizing; curious, odd, unusual, weird; amazing, astonishing, astounding, eventful, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous ( marvellous), surprising, wonderful, wondrous; amusing, entertaining
NEAR ANTONYMS:
operose, tiresome, tiring, wearisome, wearying; sterile, unexciting; dreary, humdrum, pedantic, pedestrian; demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
boring, drab, dry, dull, heavy, monotonous, tedious, uninteresting
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