What does allure mean?
Definitions for allure
əˈlʊəral·lure
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Princeton's WordNet
allure, allurement, temptingnessverb
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
tempt, allureverb
dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
Wiktionary
allurenoun
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
allurenoun
gait; bearing
The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. uE000106447uE001 Harper's Magazine.
allureverb
To entice; to attract.
Etymology: From aleurer, from a (Latin ad) + leurre. Compare lure.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Allurenoun
Something set up to entice birds, or other things, to it. We now write lure.
Etymology: from the verb allure.
The rather to train them to his allure, he told them both often, and with a vehement voice, how they were over-topped and trodden down by gentlemen. John Hayward.
To ALLUREverb
To entice to any thing whether good or bad; to draw towards any thing by enticement.
Etymology: leurrer, Fr. looren, Dutch, belæren, Sax.
Unto laws that men make for the benefit of men, it hath seemed always needful to add rewards, which may more allure unto good, than any hardness deterreth from it, and punishments, which may more deter from evil, than any sweetness thereto allureth. Richard Hooker, b. i. p. 28.
Above them all
The golded sun, in splendour likest heav’n,
Allur’d his eye. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii. l. 572.Each flatt’ring hope, and each alluring joy. .
ChatGPT
allure
Allure is the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. It can also refer to the power or ability to attract, charm, or entice.
Webster Dictionary
Allureverb
to attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract
Allurenoun
allurement
Allurenoun
gait; bearing
Etymology: [F.; aller to go.]
Wikidata
Allure
Allure is a New York-based R&B girl group that formed in the early 1990s as a quartet, now a trio. Original members were Alia Davis, Linnie Belcher, Lalisha McClean and Akissa Mendez.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Allure
al-lūr′, v.t. to draw on as by a lure or bait: to entice.—n. Allure′ment.—adj. Allur′ing, enticing: seductive: charming.—adv. Allur′ingly. [O. Fr. alurer—à, to, lurer, to Lure.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allure in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of allure in a Sentence
This is a challenge we can sink our teeth into as engineers and I personally want to pursue not just performance but also a new allure for the internal combustion engine that the world has yet to see.
We couldn't resist the allure of this cute little town in the middle of millions of acres of vast desert, and the chance to join together with locals... to try to create a new spark of excitement, to build a future for this place with a complex and colorful past.
I think a lot of it has to do with the allure and the mystique, why was it leaning up against that tree, how long has it been there, who left it and why.
The connection to some of the more traditional establishments might take away from the allure.
It faces challenges including mixed reviews and fans of the original questioning the need for this newly re-imagined telling, but it's looking like the allure of the film, particularly for kids, will be incredibly strong, any negative reviews that may influence parents will likely be offset by their children who are absolutely going to be a strong influence on their parent's decision to head to the multi-plex.
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- съблазнявам, изкушавам, привлекателност, привличамBulgarian
- verlocken, Reiz, Verlockung, Anziehungskraft, lockenGerman
- allogeEsperanto
- fascinación, seducir, atractivo, atraer, encanto, cautivarSpanish
- viehättää, houkutella, vetovoima, houkuttaa, viehätysFinnish
- séduire, attiranceFrench
- allureIrish
- फुसलानाHindi
- attrazione, fascino, sedurre, incanto, ammaliamento, allettare, richiamo, ammaliare, incantare, affascinare, attrarreItalian
- 魅惑, 魅力Japanese
- verleiden, aantrekkelijkheidDutch
- drag, allureNorwegian
- czar, przyciągać, nęcić, wabić, powabPolish
- atrativo, seduzirPortuguese
- прельстить, прельщать, привлекательность, завлечь, завлекать, заманить, заманиватьRussian
- จูงใจThai
- шарм, привабливістьUkrainian
- quyến rũVietnamese
- 引诱Chinese
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