| NOUN | cognition | enticement, temptation | something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
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| attribute | enticement, lure, come-on | qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward | |
| act | enticement, temptation | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire |
| Sounds | ihntay'smahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Something that seduces or has the quality to seduce. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | temptation | |
| Narrower | allurement | Attractiveness |
| bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener | Anything that serves as an enticement / enticement | |
| forbidden fruit | Originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden | |
| Broader | influence | A cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do |
| Spanish | tentación | |
| Catalan | temptació | |
| Verbs | entice | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
| Meaning | Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward. | |
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| Synonyms | lure, come-on | |
| Broader | attraction, attractiveness | The quality of arousing interest |
| Spanish | aliciente, atractivo, encanto | |
| Catalan | al·licient, atractiu, encant, encís | |
| Verbs | entice | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
| Meaning | The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire. | |
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| Example | "his enticements were shameless" | |
| Synonym | temptation | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| solicitation, allurement | The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | |
| Broader | influence | Causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
| Spanish | tentación | |
| Catalan | temptació | |
| Verbs | entice | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
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