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—alluringly, adv. —alluringness, n./euh loor"ing/, adj.1. very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.2. fascinating; charming.[1525-35; ALLURE1 + -ING2]
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alluring — alluring; un·alluring; … English syllables
Alluring — Al*lur ing, a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. {Al*lur ing*ly}, adv. {Al*lur ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alluring — index attractive, provocative, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
alluring — attractive, charming, fascinating, bewitching, enchanting, captivating (see under ATTRACT vb) Analogous words: lovely, fair, *beautiful, pretty, bonny: seductive, enticing, tempting, luring (see corresponding verbs at LURE): beguiling, delusive… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
alluring — [adj] attractive beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enticing, magnetic, seductive, tempting, winning; concepts 529,579 … New thesaurus
alluring — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive; tempting. DERIVATIVES alluringly adverb … English terms dictionary
alluring — [ə loor′iŋ, aloor′iŋ] adj. tempting strongly; highly attractive; charming alluringly adv … English World dictionary
alluring — [[t]əljʊ͟ərɪŋ, AM əl ʊrɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive. Why are the contents of the next person s shopping trolley always more alluring than one s own? ...the most alluring city in South East Asia. Syn … English dictionary
alluring — {{11}}alluring (adj.) appealing to desires, 1570s, prp. adjective from ALLURE (Cf. allure) (v.). Related: Alluringly. {{12}}alluring (n.) 1530s, action of attracting, verbal noun from ALLURE (Cf. allure) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
alluring — adjective highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire an alluring prospect her alluring smile the voice was low and beguiling difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement a tempting invitation • Syn: ↑beguiling, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Alluring — Allure Al*lure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alluring}.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See {Lure}.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
