Enticement
[ɪn'taɪsmənt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; 'his enticements were shameless'.
Typist: Zamenhof--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
(n.) That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
Typist: Phil
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Allurement, lure, attraction, temptation, decoy, bait, seduction, inveiglement, inducement, persuasion.
Inputed by Deborah
Examples
- My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
Editor: Winthrop