alluring
adjective
al·lur·ing
ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 
: having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
an alluring smile/aroma
an alluring prospect
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.—
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
alluringly
adverb
smiled alluringly
an alluringly colorful display
Examples of alluring in a Sentence
the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
The sets were worth the wait, moody and alluring and brimming with scandalous modern art and sour colors chosen to make the English Heritage building regulators faint.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
Yet that same compulsion to compete, that adrenaline rush, is also what makes gambling so alluring.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Largely as a result of this threat, and despite its alluring aroma, the tonka bean hasn’t risen to the ranks of the vanilla bean as a pantry staple.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Alluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluring. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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