| Temptation 1. (n.) The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. 2. (n.) The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. 3. (n.) That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. Thesaurus Entries agacerie, allure, allurement, ambition, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, bait, beguilement, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitchment, blandishment, cajolery, cajoling, captivating, captivation, catch, charisma, charm, charmingness, coaxing, come-hither, come-on, dearest wish, decoy, desideration, desideratum, desire, draw, enchantment, enthrallment, enticement, enticing, entrapment, fascination, flirtation, forbidden fruit, glamour, glimmering goal, golden vision, hope, inducement, interest, inveiglement, invitation, lodestone, lure, magnet, magnetism, persuading, persuasion, plum, prize, pull, seducement, seducing, seduction, seductiveness, sex appeal, snare, snaring, tantalization, tempting, trap, trophy, winning ways, winsomeness, wish, witchery, wooing |