temptation vs forbidden fruit

temptation and forbidden fruit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temptation	Yes	No	No	No
forbidden fruit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, forbidden fruit is a hyponym of temptation; that is, forbidden fruit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than temptation:

temptation: 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 temptation include bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener, allurement.

temptation (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)
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

temptation vs forbidden fruit

temptation and forbidden fruit both are nouns.

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