enticement

Noun

enticement (countable and uncountable, plural enticements)

1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
   • Suddenly on the far side of the street Rozsi and her sister passed, with little baskets on their arms. He started up, and at that moment Rozsi looked round--her face was the incarnation of enticement, the chin tilted, the lower lip thrust a little forward, her round neck curving back over her...1900, John Galsworthy, chapter 5, in Salvation of a Forsyte
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object.
   • None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2011
   • In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 220