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Definition: Beguiling |
BeguilingAdjective1. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation". 2. Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; "taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "beguiling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: BeguilingSynonyms: alluring (adj), enticing (adj), tempting (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Beguiling |
| English words defined with "beguiling": insidious. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "beguiling": Beguile. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
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| "Comedie francaise" by Stella Reese Commentary: "Courtyard of the comedie francaise in Paris. This has been done a million times but those perspective lines are so beguiling ;p." |
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| "Beguiling" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 60.47% of the time. "Beguiling" is used about 43 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 60.47% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 37.21% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 43 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "beguiling": beguiling-looking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
beguiling | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "beguiling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 欺诈 (Beguile, beguiled, cheat, Cheated, Cheating, Defraud, Defrauded, Defrauding). (various references) | |
Czech | svùdný (alluring, fetching, inviting, seductive, suggestive, tempting), okouzlující (adorable, alluring, arresting, bewitching, charming, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, glamourous, graceful, prepossessing, ravishing). (various references) | |
Finnish | houkutteleva (attractive, tempting). (various references) | |
German | verführerisch (alluring, enticing, seductive, seductively, slinkily, slinky, tantalizing, tantalizingly, tempting, temptingly). (various references) | |
Indonesian | mempercayai (beguile, trust). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eguilingbay.(various references) | |
Russian | привлекательный (alluring, appealing, attractive, catching, cuddly, cunning, dinky, engaging, enticing, fetching, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice-looking, pretty, quaint, snazzy, well-favoured, well-looking, winsome). (various references) | |
Thai | ซึ่งตบตาหรือล่อลวง. (various references) | |
Turkish | kandırıcı, ayartıcı (corrupting, enticing, seductive, tempting), aldatıcı (baffling, catchy, colorable, colored, coloured, deceptive, delusive, devious, dishonest, double dealing, elusory, fake, fallacious, googly, hype, illusive, illusory, indirect, specious, treacherous, trickish, tricksy, tricky). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OfqalmouV econteV mestouV moicalidoV kai akatapaustouV amartiaV deleazonteV yucaV asthriktouV kardian gegumnasmenhn pleonexiaiV econteV kataraV tekna |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Oculos habentes plenos adulterio et incessabiles delicti pellicentes animas instabiles cor exercitatum avaritiae habentes maledictionis filii |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And han iyen ful of auowtrie, and vnceessynge trespas, disseyuynge vnstidfast soulis, and han the herte excercisid to coueitise; the sones of cursyng, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Havinge eyes full of advoutrie and that canot cease to synne begylynge vnstable soules. Hertes they have exercised wt coveteousnes. They are cursed chyldren |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: they have a heart exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy; |
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| Language | 2 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Sila may mga mata nga puno sa panapaw ug dili matagbaw sa sala. Ilang ginahaylo ang maduhaduhaon nga mga tawo. Sila adunay mga kasingkasing nga batid sa kadalo, kaliwatan sila nga tinunglo! |
| Croatian | Oèi su im pune preljubnice, nikako da se nasite grijeha; mame duše nepostojane, srce im je uvježbano u lakomstvu, prokleti sinovi! |
| Danish | deres Øjne ere fulde af Horeri og kunne ikke få nok af Synd; de lokke ubefæstede Sjæle; de have et Hjerte, øvet i Havesyge, Forbandelsens Børn; |
| Dutch | Hebbende de ogen vol overspel, en die niet ophouden van zondigen; verlokkende de onvaste zielen, hebbende het hart geoefend in gierigheid, kinderen der vervloeking; |
| Finnish | heidän silmänsä ovat täynnä haureutta eivätkä saa kylläänsä synnistä; he viekoittelevat horjuvia sieluja, heillä on ahneuteen harjaantunut sydän; he ovat kirouksen lapsia. |
| French | Ils ont les yeux pleins d`adultère et insatiables de péché; ils amorcent les âmes mal affermies; ils ont le coeur exercé à la cupidité; ce sont des enfants de malédiction. |
| German | haben Augen voll Ehebruchs, lassen sich die Sünde nicht wehren, locken an sich die leichtfertigen Seelen, haben ein Herz, durchtrieben mit Geiz, verfluchte Leute. |
| Haitian Creole | Je yo kale sou tout fanm. Se tout tan y'ap fè peche. Yo pran tèt moun ki fèb yo nan pèlen. Nanpwen moun renmen lajan tankou yo. Se moun ki anba madichon. |
| Hungarian | A kiknek szemei paráznasággal telvék, bûnnel telhetetlenek; elhitetik az állhatatlan lelkeket, szívök gyakorlott a telhetetlenségben, átok gyermekei; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Mereka tidak bosan-bosan berbuat dosa, dan kesukaan mereka ialah memandang wanita cabul. Dan orang yang baru percaya dan masih kurang yakin, mereka pikat. Hati mereka sudah terbiasa dengan keserakahan. Mereka adalah orang-orang yang terkutuk! |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka mata mereka itu penuh dengan zinah; dan tiada mau berhenti daripada dosa, sambil mengumpan orang yang tiada tetap, dengan hati yang biasa tamak, anak-anak laknat; |
| Italian | han gli occhi pieni di disonesti desideri e sono insaziabili di peccato, adescano le anime instabili, hanno il cuore rotto alla cupidigia, figli di maledizione! |
| Maori | Ko o ratou kanohi ki tonu i te puremu, kahore hoki e mutu to ratou hara; e poaina ana e ratou nga hinengaro kahore i u: he ngakau to ratou kua oti te whakamahi ki te apo; he tamariki kua oti te kanga: |
| Norwegian | de har øine som er fulle av skjøgen og umettelige i synd; de forlokker ubefestede sjeler; de har et hjerte som er opøvd i havesyke, de forbannelsens barn! |
| Portuguese | tendo os olhos cheios de adultério e insaciáveis no pecar; engodando as almas inconstantes, tendo um coração exercitado na ganância, filhos de maldição; |
| Rumanian | Le scapqrq ochii de preacurvie, wi nu se saturq de pqcqtuit. Momesc sufletele nestatornice, au inima deprinsq la lqcomie, sknt niwte blestemayi! |
| Russian | зМБЪБ Х ОЙИ ЙУРПМОЕОЩ МАВПУФТБУФЙС Й ОЕРТЕУФБООПЗП ЗТЕИБ; ПОЙ РТЕМШЭБАФ ОЕХФЧЕТЦДЕООЩЕ ДХЫЙ; УЕТДГЕ ЙИ РТЙХЮЕОП Л МАВПУФСЦБОЙА: ЬФП УЩОЩ РТПЛМСФЙС. |
| Shuar | Nuwan wakerutskeka iiniatsui. Tunaan yawetainiatsui. Yúpichuch ainia Nú shuaran netse Túratniun wakerumtikiainiawai. Kuítian wakeruktinniasha ti nékainiawai. Jákatniunam sumamawaru ainiawai. |
| Swahili | Macho yao yamejaa uzinzi na uwezo wao wa kutenda dhambi hauna kikomo. Huwaongoza watu walio dhaifu mpaka mitegoni. Mioyo yao imezoea kuwa na tamaa ya mali. Wapo chini ya laana ya Mungu! |
| Swedish | Deras ögon äro fulla av otuktigt begär och kunna icke få nog av synd. De locka till sig obefästa själar. De hava hjärtan övade i girighet. Förbannade äro de. |
| Uma | Uma rabahakai mponaa tobine doko' rapogaui' sala'. Uma raka'ohai mpobabehi jeko'. Tauna to lente pepangala' -ra ra'opa pai' rapanawu'. Rapo'ihi-mi mpokahina anu doo. Saupa-ra-hanale. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "beguiling": beguilingly. (additional references) | |
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"Beguiling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: beguieling, beguilling, beguling, bequiling, betulin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "beguiling" (pronounced bigī"ling) |
| 4 | -ī" l i ng | compiling, filing, piling, smiling, styling, unsmiling, wiling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | annealing, appalling, appealing, ailing, ambling, angling, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-g-g-i-i-l-n-u" | |
-2 letters: bilging, blueing, bugling, bulging, gingeli, glueing, guiling, lugeing. | |
-3 letters: biggie, biggin, bluing, blunge, bungle, gibing, gieing, gluing, leggin, lubing, luggie, luging, niggle, nubile. | |
-4 letters: begin, begun, being, bilge, binge, blini, bugle, bulge, genii, gigue, guile, ingle, lunge, lungi. | |
-5 letters: bile, bine, blin, blue, bung, genu, gibe, gien, gleg, glen, glib, glue, glug, iglu, lien. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-g-g-i-i-l-n-u" | |
+2 letters: beguilingly. | |
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