seduction.

The act or process of drawing someone into sexual intimacy or another choice through charm or appeal.

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Words that belong together

• seduction by luxury
• process of seduction

On the page

The novel explores the seduction of certainty.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular seduction; plural seductions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.