[syn: enticement, temptation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enticement \En*tice"ment\, n. [OF. enticement.]
1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the
enticements of evil companions.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of
allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
Syn: Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction;
inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enticement
n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn:
temptation, enticement]
2: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of
reward [syn: lure, enticement, come-on]
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his
enticements were shameless" [syn: enticement, temptation]