beguiling

adjective

be·​guil·​ing bi-ˈgī-liŋ How to pronounce beguiling (audio)
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Synonyms of beguiling
: agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing
a beguiling manner
a beguiling aroma
… it's safe to say that the Balkans have never produced a politician so beguiling.—Jane Kramer
beguilingly adverb
The restaurant is physically attractive, dishes are beguilingly presented, and the cuisine is always logically inventive, often inspired, sometimes sublime. —Jay Jacobs

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a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease the beguiling allure of a life of crime
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The market’s message is often beguiling and inscrutable, with frequent overshoots and crowd-humiliating turnabouts that would be so satisfying to see coming in advance. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The thrilling, beguiling work lasted for a hypnotic three hours; this was merely its second act, with the third, a 60-minute-long bow staged in a part of the Whitney that’s inaccessible to the public, following afterward. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Homer’s Circe is an immortal goddess, desirable and beguiling. — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Even more beguiling was a barrel organ crafted with flutes instead of pipes. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beguiling

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beguiling was in 1646

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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beguiling. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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