n.
1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement.
Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell.Milton.
2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.
| Dictionary: Al·lure·ment |
1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement.
Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell.Milton.
2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.
| Thesaurus: allurement |
noun
| WordNet: allurement |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
attractiveness
Meaning #2:
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
Synonyms: allure, temptingness
Meaning #3:
the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Synonym: solicitation
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