allurement
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al·lure
(ə-lo͝or′)v. al·lured, al·lur·ing, al·lures
v.tr.
To attract with something desirable; entice: Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.
v.intr.
To be highly, often subtly attractive: charms that still allure.
n.
The power to attract; enticement.
[Middle English aluren, from Old French alurer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + loirre, bait (of Germanic origin).]
al·lure′ment n.
al·lur′er n.
al·lur′ing·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | allurement - attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness" enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
2. | allurement - the power to entice or attract through personal charm attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" invitation - a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble" | |
3. | allurement - the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" |
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allurement
noun1. The power or quality of attracting:
allure, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.
Informal: pull.
2. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward:
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allurement
n → Anziehungskraft f, → Reiz m
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