enticement

[en-tahys-muh nt]

See more synonyms for enticement on Thesaurus.com

noun

the act or practice of enticing, especially to evil.
the state of being enticed.
something that entices; allurement.

Show More

Origin of enticement

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French; see entice, -ment

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

come-on bait inducement sweetener lure temptation fascination decoy seduction attraction promise trap blandishment snare coaxing mousetrap cajolery inveiglement

Examples from the Web for enticement

Contemporary Examples

Atop the building, an unfinished roof deck awaits the enticement of a soon-to-be liquor license.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors
Nina Strochlic
July 10, 2014
This was meant to be an enticement for Abbas to return to negotiations.
Obama Meets Palestine’s Abbas in the Wild Wild West Bank
Eli Lake
March 21, 2013
Thus, from the defense perspective, the enticement was likely the promise that the sentence imposed would be time served.
How the West Memphis Three Got Out
Gerald L. Shargel
August 22, 2011

Historical Examples

Her eyes were full of half serious reproach, of laughter and enticement.
The Northern Iron
George A. Birmingham
He struggled against the enticement that lay in this peculiarity.
The Goose Man
Jacob Wassermann
He took her hand to kiss, but she bent forward with a look of enticement.
The Mercenary
W. J. Eccott
Those whose hearts are pure do not act up to the enticement of the wicked.
The Gtakaml
rya Sra
What earthly basis can there be for the enticement it holds out to him?
The Unwilling Vestal
Edward Lucas White

Word Origin and History for enticement

n.

c.1300, "thing which entices;" 1540s, "action of enticing;" from Old French enticement, from enticier (see entice).

Show More

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper