allicient

See also: al·licient

English

Etymology

From Latin alliciens, present participle of allicere (“to allure”); ad + lacere (“to entice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʃənt

Adjective

allicient (comparative more allicient, superlative most allicient)

1. (formal) That attracts; attractive.

Related terms

• alliciency

References

• “allicient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

allicient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of alliciō