Antonyms for enticement
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-tahys-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtaɪs mənt |
Definition of enticement
Origin :- c.1300, "thing which entices;" 1540s, "action of enticing;" from Old French enticement, from enticier (see entice).
- noun allurement; persuasion
- Her eyes were full of half serious reproach, of laughter and enticement.
- Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
- He struggled against the enticement that lay in this peculiarity.
- Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
- He took her hand to kiss, but she bent forward with a look of enticement.
- Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott
- Those whose hearts are pure do not act up to the enticement of the wicked.
- Extract from : « The Gtakaml » by rya Sra
- What earthly basis can there be for the enticement it holds out to him?
- Extract from : « The Unwilling Vestal » by Edward Lucas White
- What use is in't, sweet Prue, when all the magic and enticement is gone from it?
- Extract from : « Judith Shakespeare » by William Black
- It was—nor will I give up such satisfaction, for any enticement that can offer.
- Extract from : « Next Door Neighbours » by Elizabeth Inchbald
- This story is vouched for as a fact, illustrating the seductive power of a good commissariat for the enticement of recruits.
- Extract from : « Campfire and Battlefield » by Rossiter Johnson
- But the enticement of acquisition and discovery of novelty whilst there were not the governing influences in Balfour's excursion.
- Extract from : « Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists » by Various
- The shadows moved listlessly among the bracken, and every vista was an enticement.
- Extract from : « Evelyn Innes » by George Moore
Synonyms for enticement
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