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al·lure

 (ə-lo͝or′)
v. al·lured, al·lur·ing, al·lures
v.tr.
To attract with something desirable; entice: Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.
v.intr.
To be highly, often subtly attractive: charms that still allure.
n.
The power to attract; enticement.
[Middle English aluren, from Old French alurer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + loirre, bait (of Germanic origin).]
al·lure′ment n.
al·lur′er n.
al·lur′ing·ly adv.
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alluring

(əˈljʊərɪŋ; əˈlʊə-)
adj
enticing; fascinating; attractive
alˈluringly adv
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al•lur•ing

(əˈlʊər ɪŋ)

adj.
1. very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
2. fascinating; charming.
[1525–35]
al•lur′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.alluring - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desirealluring - 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"
beguiling, enticing, tempting
seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state
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alluring

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alluring

adjective
Tending to seduce:
bewitching, come-hither, enticing, inveigling, inviting, luring, seductive, siren, tempting, witching.
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Translations
جَذَّاب جِدَاً، مُغْرِ ،مُغْـوِ
lákavýsvůdný
fristendelokkende
freistandi, heillandi
gundantisviliojantis
kārdinošsvilinošs

alluring

[əˈljʊərɪŋ] ADJ → seductor, atrayente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

alluring

[əˈlʊərɪŋ] adj (= attractive) [person] → séduisant(e), charmant(e); [place] → attrayant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

alluring

adj, alluringly
adv → verführerisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

alluring

[əˈljʊərɪŋ] adj → allettante, seducente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

alluring

(əˈljuəriŋ) adjective
attractive, tempting.
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