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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. disturbingly provocative;
- Example: "an intriguing smile"
[syn: challenging, intriguing]

2. capable of arousing interest or curiosity;
- Example: "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intrigue \In*trigue"\ ([i^]n*tr[=e]g"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intrigued (-tr[=e]gd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Intriguing.] [F. intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See Intricate, Extricate.] 1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intriguing adj 1: disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn: challenging, intriguing] 2: capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "intriguing": Byzantine, Machiavellian, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, calculating, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, collusive, come-hither, connivent, conniving, conspiring, contriving, coquettish, delightful, designing, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, heart-robbing, hypnotic, interesting, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, plotting, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, scheming, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, stratagemical, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, up to, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching