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allurement

[ uh-loor-muhnt ]

noun

  1. fascination; charm.
  2. the means of alluring.
  3. the act or process of alluring.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of allurement1

First recorded in 1540–50; allure + -ment

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Example Sentences

The whole land breathed hope, and youth, and allurement to every delight, of which she alone possessed the store.

It is a peaceful scene, not without something of allurement.

This marching into the unknown held for them the allurement of adventure, as none but Sherman knew their destination.

The moment every obstacle was removed to her marriage with Teddie Luton, half the allurement was gone.

A mental picture of the silvery Thames, green-wooded and sunny, proved too strong an allurement to resist.

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