Allurement
[ә'luәmәnt]
Definition
(noun.) attractiveness; 'its allurement was its remoteness'.
Inputed by Angela--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act alluring; temptation; enticement.
(n.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Enticement, temptation, seduction, seducement, solicitation, attraction, witchery.[2]. Lure, decoy, bait.
Checker: Otis
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ALLURE]
Typed by Andy
Examples
- The allurement of a vacation camp in the heart of the woods is so great as to make many campers ignore the vital importance of securing a safe water supply. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But your arts and allurements may, in a moment of infatuation, have made him forget what he owes to himself and to all his family. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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