seducement en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English seduce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English seducement From seduce + -ment.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Seduction.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Something that seduces one away; a temptation.
‘Begin again where you left off, and endeavour to avoid the seducements that prevailed over you before.’
1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 337:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seducements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |