enticement

Noun
Synonyms: temptationlurecome-on

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduceSynonyms: temptation
  2. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardSynonyms: lurecome-on
  3. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire“his enticements were shameless”Synonyms: temptation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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