engaging

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US /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #12933

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    attracting or delighting

    an engaging frankness

  2. 2
    adj

    Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

    I found her latest book to be a very engaging read.

  3. 3
    adj

    Charming; attractive, especially of a manner or behaviour.

    The new intern has a bright, engaging personality.

  4. 4
    noun

    The act of engaging with something; engagement.

    If you dig deeper into the criminal engagings of Hillary Clinton, you might perhaps end up at the Clinton Foundation. Look at what the Clinton foundation actually does with its money (or doesn't do) or even worse, who has donated large sums of money.

  5. 5
    verb

    present participle and gerund of engage

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · attracting or delighting piquant
2 adj · tending to engage attention... absorbingcompellingengrossingenthrallinginteresting
3 adj · charming; attractive,... appealingattractivesweet
Opposites
boorishboringdullrudeunciviluncivilisedunengaginguninteresting
Word family
Derived forms engaginglyengagingnessnonengagingunengaging

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