allure

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.

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[Middle English aluren, from Old French alurer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + loirre, bait (of Germanic origin).]

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al·lure′ment n.

al·lur′er n.

al·lur′ing·ly adv.

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allure

(əˈljʊə; əˈlʊə)

vb

(tr) to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract

n

attractiveness; appeal: the cottage's allure was its isolation.

[C15: from Old French alurer, from lure bait, lure]

alˈlurement n

alˈlurer n

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al•lure

(əˈlʊər)

v. -lured, -lur•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.

2. to fascinate; charm.

v.i.

3. to be attractive or tempting.

n.

4. fascination; charm; appeal.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French alurer=a- a-⁵ + lurer to lure]

al•lure′ment, n.

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allure

Past participle: allured
Gerund: alluring

Imperative

allure

allure

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	allure - the power to entice or attract through personal charm temptingness, allurement 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"
Verb	1.	allure - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" tempt invite, bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something

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allure

noun

1. attractiveness, appeal, charm, attraction, lure, temptation, glamour, persuasion, enchantment, enticement, seductiveness It's a game that has really lost its allure.

verb

1. attract, persuade, charm, win over, tempt, lure, seduce, entice, enchant, lead on, coax, captivate, beguile, cajole, decoy, inveigle The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.

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allure

verb

1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:

appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize, take.

Informal: pull.

2. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:

entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt.

Idiom: lead astray.

noun

The power or quality of attracting:

allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.

Informal: pull.

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Translations

allécherappâtersolliciter

allettanteattrarre

allure

[əˈljʊəʳ]

A. N → atractivo m, encanto m

B. VT (liter) → atraer, cautivar

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allure

[əˈlʊə^r] n (= attraction) [place] → attrait m; [event] → attrait m; [person] → charme m
sexual allure → pouvoir m de séduction

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

allure

vt → locken, anziehen

n → Reiz m

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allure

[əˈljʊəʳ]

1. n → fascino

2. vt → allettare, affascinare

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