seduction

CEFRC1

/sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of persuading someone to have sex or do something wrong.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A seductive aspect of something; appeal.

Examples

  • Sami entered a new world of seduction and sex.

  • I can't shake off her seduction.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.

  2. The act of seducing.

More examples

In context

  • Seduction is the fine art of manipulating people based on physical attraction and desire. Step 1: Be attractive. Step 2: Don't be unattractive.

  • Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to come up here for my bo...

  • It is with no small degree of irony that I confess that immersing myself in an interdisciplinary project has warmed me to the seductions of disciplinary perspectives.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.