seduction

se·duc·tion

noun \si-ˈdək-shən\

Definition of SEDUCTION

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

Examples of SEDUCTION

1. The book describes his seductions of young women.
2. <the swift seduction of the college freshman into a life of drinking and partying>

Origin of SEDUCTION

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

First Known Use: 1526

Related to SEDUCTION

Synonyms: allurement, enticement, lure, temptation

Related Words: siren song; allure, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, enchantment, glamour (also glamor); beckoning, invitation; bait, inducement, influence, persuasion, power, sway

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Rhymes with SEDUCTION

abduction, adduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, obstruction, production, reduction, subduction, transduction