temptation

temp·ta·tion

noun \tem(p)-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of TEMPTATION

1

: the act of tempting or the state of being tempted especially to evil : enticement

2

: something tempting : a cause or occasion of enticement

Examples of TEMPTATION

1. Money is always a temptation.
2. The dessert menu has a lot of delicious temptations.
3. the temptations of the city

First Known Use of TEMPTATION

13th century

Related to TEMPTATION

Synonyms

allurement, enticement, lure, seduction

Related Words

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

Near Antonyms

alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, forewarning, notice, warning

Rhymes with TEMPTATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation