illecebrous

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin and Latin illecebrōsus (“attractive, enticing”) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality, commonly in abundance). Illecebrōsus is derived from illecebra (“enticement, lure”) + -ōsus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘full of’); illecebra from illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) (from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’) + laciō (“to ensnare, entice”)) + -bra (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛsɪbɹəs/ Hyphenation: il‧le‧cebr‧ous or il‧le‧ce‧brous === Adjective === illecebrous (comparative more illecebrous, superlative most illecebrous) (formal, obsolete) Tending to attract; enticing. Synonyms: alluring, attractive, (obsolete, rare) illecebrose, (obsolete) illective; see also Thesaurus:attractive Antonyms: repulsive, unalluring, unattractive, unenticing ==== Derived terms ==== illecebration (formal, obsolete, rare) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===