1 /əˈlʊər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-loor] Show IPA verb, -lured, -lur⋅ing, noun-verb (used with object) 1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable. 2. to fascinate; charm.
-verb (used without object) 3. to be attractive or tempting.
-noun 4. fascination; charm; appeal.
---- Origin:
1375-1425; late ME aluren < MF alurer, equiv. to a- a- 5 + lurer to lure
Related forms:
al⋅lur⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. entice, lure. 2. enchant, entrance, captivate. 4. glamor, attraction.
2 /ˈælyʊər, -yər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [al-yoor, -yer] Show IPA-nounalure.
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Life at sea held a certain allure when I was a younger man.
Yes it is the same as the verb allure,
noun - The allure of a night in Paris was hard to resist.
verb - Good food will allure customers.
If you are talking about the word 'allure' as a verb, a synonym would be 'coax'. If you are talking about it as a noun, a synonym would be 'attraction'.
The siren's allure was impossible to resist. Promises of quick profits may allure the unwary investor. "There are people for whom gold holds no allure." (noun) Few men could resist the allure of her beauty and charm. (verb) The chance for fame can allure those with few prospects in life.
The abstract noun form of the adjective attractive is attractiveness (e.g. beauty).The word attractive is an adjective form of the verb to attract.The abstract noun form of the verb to attract are attraction (e.g. enticement, allure) and the gerund, attracting.
(Allure is a quality of being attractive, or the attraction itself)(noun)Few men could resist the allure of her beauty and charm.(verb)The chance for fame can allure those with few prospects in life
The word 'lovely' is the adjective form of the noun love.The noun form for the adjective 'lovely' is loveliness.The word 'lovely' is an obsolete noun form as a word for a beautiful woman or a beautiful object.
The noun form for the adjective hilarious is hilariousness. A related noun form is hilarity.
The abstract noun form of the adjective attractive is attractiveness (e.g. beauty).The word attractive is an adjective form of the verb to attract.The abstract noun form of the verb to attract are attraction (e.g. enticement, allure) and the gerund, attracting.
The siren's allure was impossible to resist. Promises of quick profits may allure the unwary investor. "There are people for whom gold holds no allure." (noun) Few men could resist the allure of her beauty and charm. (verb) The chance for fame can allure those with few prospects in life.
The abstract noun form of the adjective attractive is attractiveness (e.g. beauty).The word attractive is an adjective form of the verb to attract.The abstract noun form of the verb to attract are attraction (e.g. enticement, allure) and the gerund, attracting.
(Allure is a quality of being attractive, or the attraction itself)(noun)Few men could resist the allure of her beauty and charm.(verb)The chance for fame can allure those with few prospects in life
"Speed" is an English equivalent of the French word allure. The pronunciation of the feminine singular noun -- which also translates as "appearance, look" of a person and "gait" of a horse -- will be "a-lyoor" in French.
The word 'noun' is not a verb. The word 'noun' is a noun, a word for a thing.
The noun form of the word "polite" is "politeness".
The word 'brutal' is the adjective form for the noun brute.The noun form for the adjective brutal is brutality.
The word 'daily' is a noun form as a word for a newspaper that is published every day.The word 'daily' is the adjective and adverb form of the noun day.
The word 'real' is a noun form as a word for the monetary unit of BrazilThe noun form of the adjective 'real' is realness.A related noun form is reality.
The word 'lovely' is the adjective form of the noun love.The noun form for the adjective 'lovely' is loveliness.The word 'lovely' is an obsolete noun form as a word for a beautiful woman or a beautiful object.
The word 'partly' is the adverb form of the noun part.