enticement
Noun
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Something that seduces or has the quality to seduce (synset 105702756)
is a type of: influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you dosubtypes:
- 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, hook, lure, sweetener - anything that serves as an enticement
- allurement - attractiveness
same as: temptation -
Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward (synset 104697009)
is a type of: attraction, attractiveness - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
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The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire (synset 100160440)
"his enticements were shameless"is a type of: influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effortsubtypes:
- blandishment, wheedling - 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
- allurement, solicitation - the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
same as: temptation
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