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enticement vs allurement

allurement vs enticement

enticement and allurement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enticement Yes No No No
allurement Yes No No No
As nouns, allurement is a hyponym of enticement; that is, allurement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enticement:
  • enticement: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
  • allurement: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Other hyponyms of enticement include blandishment, wheedling, leading astray, leading off, seduction, solicitation.
As nouns, allurement is a hyponym of enticement; that is, allurement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enticement:
  • enticement: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  • allurement: attractiveness
Other hyponyms of enticement include forbidden fruit, bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener.
enticement (noun) allurement (noun)
the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward the power to entice or attract through personal charm
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce attractiveness
Difference between enticement and allurement

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