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 of seduction

• temptation
• lure

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

Midway through, in a seduction scene that pays homage to the original, Anderson’s character looks out a window in Drebin’s apartment, admiring the lights of Los Angeles. —Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025

More scandals, seduction and Southern hospitality are on the way. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025

There is also the seduction of turning any proto-insight into a commodity. —Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025

In Swan Lake, the ballet this time, the plot furthers this narrative of seduction and manipulation when the black swan Odile dooms Odette, the white swan, to death by heartbreak. —Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seduction

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