allure

CEFRC2

/əˈlʊr/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being strongly attractive or interesting.

  2. 02

    verb

    To attract or tempt someone with something appealing.

Examples

  • He gave himself up to her allure.

  • I will never understand the allure of wealth.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈljʊə/
  • /əˈluːɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Gait; bearing.

  2. To entice; to attract.

  3. The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

More examples

In context

  • Harper's Magazine The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men.

  • Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.

  • [They retained] their ſweet skill in wonted melody; / Which euer after they abuſd to ill, / T’allure weake trueillers, whom gotten they did kill.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.