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

Readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction, subtlety and audacity. —Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 May 2025

The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time. —A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025

Venus is charming your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, which calls for a night filled with selfies, playfulness and seduction. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024

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

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