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
Example sentences :
  • 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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