temptation

Other forms of temptation

plural

temptations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about temptation

What does temptation mean?

temptation means "something that seduces or has the quality to seduce". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in temptation?

temptation has 3 syllables: temp-ta-tion. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /tɛmˈteɪʃən/.

What is another word for temptation?

Close synonyms include enticement, enticement. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is temptation a common word?

temptation is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with temptation?

89 words rhyme with temptation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.