allure

¹al·lure

verb \ə-ˈlu̇r\

al·luredal·lur·ing

Definition of ALLURE

transitive verb

: to entice by charm or attraction

— al·lure·ment \-ˈlu̇r-mənt\ noun

— al·lur·ing·ly adverb

Examples of ALLURE

1. <was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date>
2. <allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market>

Origin of ALLURE

Middle English aluren, from Middle French alurer, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lure, leure lure — more at lure

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ALLURE

Synonyms: charm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile, witch [archaic]

Related Words: disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt; delight, gratify, please; arrest, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance; appeal (to), interest, intrigue; beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo

Near Antonyms: disgust, offend, repel, revolt; annoy, displease, irk; bore, tire, weary

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Rhymes with ALLURE

abjure, adjure, Adour, amour, Ashur, assure, brochure, ceinture, cocksure, coiffure, conjure, contour, couture, demure, detour, dirt-poor, endure, ensure, faubourg, for sure, Fraktur, grandeur, gravure, guipure, hachure, immure, impure, insure, inure, kultur, land-poor, langur, ligure, manure, mature, mohur, obscure, parure, perdure, procure, rondure, secure, siddur, tambour, tandoor, tenure, Uighur, unmoor, velour, velure