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TEMPTINGNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The power to entice or attract through personal charm
Synonyms:
allure; allurement; temptingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("temptingness" is a kind of...):
attraction; attractiveness (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "temptingness"):
invitation (a tempting allurement)
Derivation:
tempting (highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire)
