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seduction

seduction

23 5.8
An action that attracts someone for romantic or sexual reasons
  • noun
  • /sɪˈdʌkʃən/
  • NSFW
translation icon : seducción
  • You make her feel real good about herself and you practice the art of seduction.
  • the seduction of the innocent
  • Seduction Scene
  • story of seduction

There is a reason that seduction is associated with slowing things down.

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Examples

  • How is that seduction technique working for you?

  • And so I, I maintain that seduction or exciting people or persuading them is a game of absence and presence.

  • This is the beginning of the seduction scene.

  • So I think where we are in our culture right now, seduction is incredibly important.

  • Relax them with small talk, then begin the seduction.

  • There is a reason that seduction is associated with slowing things down.

  • But now the ways are open to a new type of seduction: the intellectual one.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I mean, there is something of a seduction of an audience in theatre even more intense than there is when you're talking about film.

  • Her voice seemed to whisper over him, a seduction of the senses.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The seduction of the beautiful music drew him closer to the stage.

Synonyms

flirting
vsseduction
43 3.5

Playful or romantic behavior that shows interest in someone

is a more deliberate act of persuading for romantic or sexual ends
flirtation
vsseduction
28 3.5

Playful behaviour to show romantic or sexual interest

is a planned attempt to persuade someone for romantic or sexual reasons
courtship
vsseduction
27 3.6

Trying to get someone's romantic attention, often before marriage

is less formal and more focused on immediate romantic or sexual persuasion
come-on
vsseduction
  • NSFW
12 7.4

Something meant to attract someone, like a compliment or an ad

is a broader, often sustained effort to persuade for romantic or sexual ends
courting
vsseduction
11 4.6

Trying to get someone's love, often with marriage in mind

is more focused on short-term attraction or sexual persuasion
enticement
vsseduction
8 6.2

Something that attracts someone by offering a reward or pleasure

focuses more on personal persuasion for romantic or sexual interest
allurement
vsseduction
1 7.7

A quality that makes someone want something, for example a place or job

is specifically aimed at persuading someone for romantic or sexual purposes
wooing
vsseduction
1 5.5

To try to make someone love you, often to marry them

is usually more immediate persuasion for romantic or sexual goals
beguilement
vsseduction
9.1

A charming quality that attracts people and sometimes tricks them

aims at romantic or sexual persuasion rather than general deception

Antonyms

31 6.5

A strong dislike of something or someone

3 6.2

A strong feeling of dislike and disgust

How Seductive

enchantment
8 6.5
seduction
  • NSFW
23 5.8
enticement
8 6.2
attraction
88 2.1

Surface Forms

seduction singular
seductions plural

Morphology

seduction = seduce (transparent) = seduce + ion

Derived by standard noun formation from the verb 'seduce' indicating the act or process of seducing, so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Seduction comes from Latin parts se- meaning 'aside' and ducere meaning 'to lead'. Think of 'leading someone aside' to charm them, and that's why seduction means attracting someone, often for romantic or sexual purposes.