seduction

noun

se·​duc·​tion si-ˈdək-shən 

1

: the act of seducing

especially : the enticement of a person to sexual intercourse

2

: something that seduces : temptation

3

: something that attracts or charms

Synonyms

• allurement
• enticement
• lure
• temptation

Examples of seduction in a Sentence

The book describes his seductions of young women.

the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford

Recent Examples on the Web

His history is filled with the corrosive effects of fear, the seductions of ambition, the failures of leadership and the tragic unraveling of judgment. —Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025

Venus, your ruling planet, will also harmonize with Mars — celestial ruler of your relationship sector — on April 6, adding a layer of seduction and charisma to your love life. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025

Bernstein’s way of appropriating ex-Nazis has elements of both seduction and triumph. —David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025

This did not immunize his fellow-pragmatists from the seductions of a fight. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Late Latin seduction-, seductio, from Latin, act of leading aside, from seducere

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seduction

• abduction
• adduction
• conduction
• construction
• deduction
• destruction
• eduction
• induction
• instruction
• obstruction
• production
• reduction