enticement

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enticement

  • /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/

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From Old French enticement.

noun enticements

  1. countable, uncountable The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting. Suddenly on the far side of the street Rozsi and her sister passed, with little baskets on their arms. He started up, and at that moment Rozsi looked round--her face was the incarnation of enticement, the chin tilted, the lower lip thrust a little forward, her round neck curving back over her should
  2. countable, uncountable That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object. None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.

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noun act or practice of enticing

हिन्दीप्रलोभन pralobhan
DeutschVerführung

noun that which entices

हिन्दीप्रलोभन pralobhan
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"enticement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enticement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{enticement_2026,
  title = {enticement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enticement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}