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Allurement

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al·lure  (-lr)
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·lurement n.
al·lurer n.
al·luring·ly adv.
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Noun1.allurement - attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness"
enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
2.Allurementallurement - the power to entice or attract through personal charm
allure, temptingness
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)
solicitation
enticement, temptation - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
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Her sea-blue eyes were full of soft laughter and allurement.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
I, as I undertook, and with the vote Consenting in full frequence was impowered, Have found him, viewed him, tasted him; but find Far other labour to be undergone Than when I dealt with Adam, first of men, Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell, However to this Man inferior far-- If he be Man by mother's side, at least With more than human gifts from Heaven adorned, Perfections absolute, graces divine, And amplitude of mind to greatest deeds.
Paradise Regained by Milton, John View in context
Felicity was too beautiful for words; and even the Story Girl, between excitement and the crimson silk array, blossomed out with a charm and allurement more potent than any regular loveliness-- and this in spite of the fact that Aunt Olivia had tabooed the red satin slippers and mercilessly decreed that stout shoes should be worn.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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