something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
noun
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
“he felt the temptation and his will power weakened”
noun
the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
“his enticements were shameless”
Word Forms
tempt
verb
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
entice
verb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verlockung
etwas, das verführt oder die Qualität hat, zu verführen
🇫🇷French
tentation
quelque chose qui séduit ou qui a la qualité de séduire
🇪🇸Spanish
tentación
algo que seduce o tiene la cualidad de seducir
🇮🇹Italian
tentazione
qualcosa che seduce o che ha la qualità di sedurre
🇳🇱Dutch
verleiding
iets dat verleidt of de kwaliteit heeft om te verleiden
🇵🇹Portuguese
tentação
algo que seduz ou tem qualidade para seduzir
🇷🇺Russian
искушение
что-то, что соблазняет или имеет качество, чтобы соблазнить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रलोभन
कोई ऐसी चीज़ जो लुभाती हो या जिसमें लुभाने का गुण हो
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রলোভন
এমন কিছু যা প্রলুব্ধ করে বা প্রলুব্ধ করার গুণমান রয়েছে
🇮🇳Tamil
சலனம்
மயக்கும் அல்லது மயக்கும் தரம் கொண்ட ஒன்று
🇮🇳Telugu
టెంప్టేషన్
సమ్మోహనపరిచే లేదా రమ్మని చేసే గుణాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
मोह
मोहक किंवा मोहक गुणवत्ता आहे की काहीतरी
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાલચ
કંઈક કે જે લલચાવે છે અથવા લલચાવવાની ગુણવત્તા ધરાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಲೋಭನೆ
ಮೋಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಹಿಸುವ ಗುಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಿಷಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രലോഭനം
വശീകരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വശീകരിക്കാനുള്ള ഗുണമുള്ള ഒന്ന്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰਤਾਵਾ
ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਭਰਮਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਮਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
فتنہ
ایسی چیز جو بہکاتی ہے یا بہکانے کا معیار رکھتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
诱惑
引诱或具有引诱品质的东西
🇯🇵Japanese
誘惑
誘惑する、または誘惑する性質を持つ何か
🇰🇷Korean
유혹
유혹하거나 유혹할 만한 특성이 있는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự cám dỗ
cái gì đó quyến rũ hoặc có chất lượng để quyến rũ
🇹🇭Thai
สิ่งล่อใจ
สิ่งที่ล่อลวงหรือมีคุณสมบัติที่จะล่อลวง
🇮🇩Indonesian
godaan
sesuatu yang menggoda atau memiliki kualitas untuk merayu
🇵🇭Filipino
tukso
isang bagay na nang-aakit o may katangiang pang-akit
🇲🇾Malay
godaan
sesuatu yang memikat atau mempunyai kualiti untuk memikat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إغواء
شيء يغوي أو لديه القدرة على الإغواء
🇮🇷Persian
وسوسه
چیزی که اغوا می کند یا کیفیت اغوا کردن را دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
ayartma
baştan çıkaran veya baştan çıkaracak nitelikte olan bir şey
🇮🇱Hebrew
פיתוי
משהו שמפתה או שיש לו את האיכות לפתות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'temptation'?
The primary meaning of 'temptation' is 'something that seduces or has the quality to seduce'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'temptation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'temptation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'temptation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'temptation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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