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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

Thesaurus Results for Enticement:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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