allure

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(ə-lʊr') pronunciation

v., -lured, -lur·ing, -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).]

allurement al·lure'ment n.
allurer al·lur'er n.
alluringly al·lur'ing·ly adv.

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verb

  1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize, take. Informal pull. See like/dislike.
  2. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action: entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt. Idioms: lead astray. See persuasion/dissuasion.

noun

    The power or quality of attracting: allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal pull. See like/dislike.


n

Definition: appeal
Antonyms: repulsion

v

Definition: entice
Antonyms: deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn

A gallery or passage, as along the parapets of a castle, around the roof of a church, or along a cloister.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tiltrækning, charme
v. tr. - lokke, drage
v. intr. - særdeles tiltrækkende, særdeles tillokkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekoren, aantrekken, aantrekkingskracht

Français (French)
n. - attrait, attirance, charme
v. tr. - attirer, séduire
v. intr. - être très attirant/très charmant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anziehungskraft
v. - locken, faszinieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δελεάζω, γοητεύω, σαγηνεύω
n. - θέλγητρο, γοητεία

Italiano (Italian)
attirare, attrazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - atrair, cativar, tentar
n. - fascinação (f)

Русский (Russian)
завлекать, соблазнять, соблазн, приманка

Español (Spanish)
n. - atracción, fascinación, encanto, tentación, seducción
v. tr. - atraer, seducir, tentar, fascinar
v. intr. - atraerse, tentarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka, fresta
n. - lockelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
诱惑力, 魅力, 诱惑, 引诱, 吸引, 诱人, 吸引人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 誘惑力, 魅力
v. tr. - 誘惑, 引誘, 吸引
v. intr. - 誘人, 吸引人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 매력
v. tr. - 유혹하다
v. intr. - 꾀다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誘う, そそのかす, 誘惑する
n. - 魅力, 誘惑

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغري, يفتن (الاسم) اغراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משיכה, קסם‬
v. tr. - ‮משך, פיתה, שבה לב‬
v. intr. - ‮נמשך, התפתה, הוקסם‬


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