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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 [from Old French alurer, from lure bait, lure] allurement n allurer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
allure noun attractiveness, appeal, charm, attraction, lure, temptation, glamour, persuasion, enchantment, enticement, seductiveness It's a game that has really lost its allure. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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allurement Allurer alluring attractiveness beguiling Blue-skylaw charisma charm come-hither Desirability enticing glamor heavenly hurtle pace Race seductive sex appeal siren song | Well, do change it, allure me with something else, give me another ideal. Signs were hung out on all sides to allure him; some to catch him by the appetite, as the tavern and victualling cellar; some by the fancy, as the dry goods store and the jeweller's; and others by the hair or the feet or the skirts, as the barber, the shoemaker, or the tailor. to subject her to the struggles of conflicting duty and inclination - to whichsoever side the latter might allure, or the former imperatively call her - whether she should deem it her duty to risk the slights and censures of the world, the sorrow and displeasure of those she loved, for a romantic idea of truth and constancy to me, or to sacrifice her individual wishes to the feelings of her friends and her own sense of prudence and the fitness of things? |
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