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enticement vs forbidden fruit

forbidden fruit vs enticement

enticement and forbidden fruit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enticement Yes No No No
forbidden fruit Yes No No No
As nouns, forbidden fruit is a hyponym of enticement; that is, forbidden fruit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enticement:
  • enticement: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  • forbidden fruit: originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
Other hyponyms of enticement include bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener, allurement.
enticement (noun) forbidden fruit (noun)
the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Difference between enticement and forbidden fruit

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