/ɪntajˈsmʌnt/ - [intaysmunt] - en•tice•ment
We found 10 definitions of enticement from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: enticements |
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enticement - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" | ||
temptation | ||
influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort | ||
wheedling, blandishment the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | ||
leading astray, leading off the act of enticing others into sinful ways | ||
seduction enticing someone astray from right behavior | ||
enticement - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce | ||
temptation | ||
influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort | ||
forbidden fruit originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) | ||
bait, come-on, sweetener, lure, hook something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | ||
enticement - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward | ||
lure, come-on | ||
attractiveness, attraction sexual allure |