Home › Words › E › enlevementenlevementenlevement means the abduction of a woman or child.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, enlevement ranks #16,007 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from French enlèvement.nounThe abduction of a woman or child.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.womannap 69% match — To abduct or kidnap a woman. vs enlevement →plagium 66% match — abduction, especially of a child vs enlevement →enlevé 65% match — enhanced vs enlevement →abduction 65% match — A leading away; a carrying away. vs enlevement →kidnapping 64% match — The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. vs enlevement →abducted 64% match — Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction. vs enlevement →kidnapped 63% match — subjected to kidnapping vs enlevement →abduct 61% match — To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. vs enlevement →