Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward

• allurement

  1. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]

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  1. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]

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• bait

  1. (Archaic) A stop for rest or food during a journey
  2. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.
  3. Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals

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  1. (Archaic) A stop for rest or food during a journey
  2. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.
  3. Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals

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• come on

  1. An inviting look or gesture
  2. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
  3. (Slang) A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

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  1. An inviting look or gesture
  2. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
  3. (Slang) A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

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• enticement

  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

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  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

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• inducement

  1. (Law) Misrepresentation that leads a person to enter into a contract or transaction with a false understanding of the risks and obligations:
  2. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
  3. The benefit which a party is to receive for entering into a contract

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  1. (Law) Misrepresentation that leads a person to enter into a contract or transaction with a false understanding of the risks and obligations:
  2. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
  3. The benefit which a party is to receive for entering into a contract

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• inveiglement

  1. The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; enticement; seduction.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; enticement; seduction.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• invitation

  1. The message or note used in inviting
  2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  3. An inviting to come somewhere or do something

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  1. The message or note used in inviting
  2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  3. An inviting to come somewhere or do something

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• lure

  1. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward:
  2. A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk
  3. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

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  1. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward:
  2. A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk
  3. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

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• seduction

  1. The condition of being seduced.
  2. The act of seducing or the state of being seduced
  3. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

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  1. The condition of being seduced.
  2. The act of seducing or the state of being seduced
  3. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

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