seduction
noun
se·duc·tion
si-ˈdək-shən 
1
: the act of seducing
especially
: the enticement of a person to sexual intercourse
2
: something that seduces : temptation
3
: something that attracts or charms
Examples of seduction in a Sentence
The book describes his seductions of young women.
the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford
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—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Basically, to find this seduction.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
For Black women, that color has always carried a potent power that signals sensuality, seduction, and even softness.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Basically, to find this seduction.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Blazy divided his show into three chapters, and this first, called Le Paradoxe, brings power and seduction into conjunction.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seduction
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seduction. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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