enticement
enticement · enticements
Verführung, Verlockung
The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or temptingThe act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
/ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/
» My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
Verführung
(countable, uncountable)That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object.
Verlockung
More definitions
- the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
- qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
- something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Examples
1 sentencesMy integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
act or practice of enticing:
that which entices:
Origin
From Old French enticement.From Old French enticement.
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Forms
plural: enticements| Singular | enticement |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire:temptation
- qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward:lurecome-on
- something that seduces or has the quality to seduce:temptation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedentice
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable