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enticement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | temptation |
| Type of | influence |
| Has types | leading astray, leading off, blandishment, seduction, solicitation, allurement, wheedling |
| Derivation | entice |
his enticements were shameless.
enticement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | come-on, lure |
| Type of | attractiveness, attraction |
| Derivation | entice |
enticement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | temptation |
| Type of | influence |
| Has types | lure, come-on, forbidden fruit, hook, allurement, sweetener, bait |
| Derivation | entice |
Examples of enticement
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More than 40 states still offer some form of financial enticement to filmmakers.
From the latimes.com
Without the enticement of a sale or massive discounts, why would shoppers visit?
From the business.time.com
She already was held on a federal charge of coercion and enticement of a minor.
From the stltoday.com
Unfortunately, money can also create an enticement to stretch the truth somewhat.
From the economist.com
Hardly much of an enticement for the increasingly mistrustful electorate, then.
From the independent.co.uk
The Beatles and later the Rolling Stones presented a different kind of enticement.
From the usatoday.com
It's a reward for undocumented immigrants and an enticement for more to come.
From the charlotteobserver.com
In the case of hollies, their attractive red berries are an enticement to children.
From the washingtonpost.com
Rather than being an enticement, the family-film label is now used sparingly.
From the time.com
- Temptation: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
- Lure: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
- The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
- The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions; That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin
- A silly little skill, more like a parlor trick. When the taverns lost their crowds the bards lost a purpose for this forgotten skill.
- As a "literary event" or "conversational item," a literary work or simple statement that gains the attention of others (usually adults) by causing others to believe that the speaker wants something (usually of an antisocial nature); but that, on closer consideration, the belief is seen by others ...
