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Alluring

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al⋅lur⋅ing

  [uh-loor-ing]
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–adjective
1. very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
2. fascinating; charming.
Origin:
1525–35; allure 1 + -ing 2

Related forms:
al⋅lur⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
al⋅lur⋅ing⋅ness, noun

al⋅lure

1  [uh-loor] verb, -lured, -lur⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
2. to fascinate; charm.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be attractive or tempting.
–noun
4. fascination; charm; appeal.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME aluren < MF alurer, equiv. to a- a- 5 + lurer to lure

Related forms:
al⋅lur⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. entice, lure. 2. enchant, entrance, captivate. 4. glamor, attraction.
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al·lure   (ə-lŏŏr')   
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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Word Origin & History

allure  (v.)
1402, from Anglo-Fr. alurer, from O.Fr. aleurer "to attract, captivate," from à "to" + loirre "falconer's lure," from a Frank. word (see lure), perhaps infl. by Fr. allure "gait, way of walking." The noun is first attested 1548, properly it is allurement.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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