allure (redirected from allurements)

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.

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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·lurement n.

al·lurer n.

al·luring·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

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

allurement  n

allurer  n

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

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

verb

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.

Translations

allure [əˈljʊəʳ]

A. N → atractivo m, encanto m

B. VT (liter) → atraer, cautivar

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

allure

vt → locken, anziehen

n → Reiz m

allure [əˈljʊəʳ]

1. n → fascino

2. vt → allettare, affascinare