'Enticement' definitions:
Definition of 'enticement'
(from WordNet)
noun
Something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn: temptation, enticement]
noun
noun
The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" [syn: enticement, temptation]
Definition of 'Enticement'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'enticement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agacerie,
- allure,
- allurement,
- appeal,
- attraction,
- attractiveness,
- bait,
- beguilement,
- beguiling,
- bewitchery,
- bewitchment,
- blandishment,
- cajolery,
- captivation,
- charisma,
- charm,
- charmingness,
- coaxing,
- come-hither,
- come-on,
- decoy,
- enchantment,
- enthrallment,
- entrapment,
- fascination,
- flirtation,
- forbidden fruit,
- glamour,
- inducement,
- interest,
- inveiglement,
- invitation,
- lure,
- magnetism,
- persuasion,
- seducement,
- seduction,
- seductiveness,
- sex appeal,
- snare,
- snaring,
- soft soap,
- tantalization,
- temptation,
- trap,
- wheedling,
- winning ways,
- winsomeness,
- witchery,
- wooing