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- DictionaryAl·lure/əˈlo͝or/
noun
- 1. the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating: "people for whom gold holds no allure"
verb
- 1. powerfully attract or charm; tempt: "will sponsors really be allured by such opportunities?"
to be attractive or tempting. noun. fascination; charm; appeal. Synonyms: attraction, glamour. allure. / əˈlʊə; əˈljʊə / verb. tr to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract. noun. attractiveness; appeal. the cottage's allure was its isolation. Discover More. Derived Forms. alˈlurement, noun. alˈlurer, noun.
Something that has allure is powerfully attractive and tempting. A career in Hollywood might have great allure to a teenager who loves acting. You've probably noticed that allure contains lure, from the German word luder meaning "bait." A well-made lure is so alluring to a fish that it won't notice the hook.
See allure in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: allure. Definition of allure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of allure – Learner’s Dictionary. allure. noun [ U ] uk / əˈljʊə r/ us. Add to word list. an attractive or exciting quality: the allure of the city. alluring. adjective. attractive or exciting: an alluring image. (Definition of allure from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of allure.
3 days ago · allure in British English. (əˈljʊə , əˈlʊə ) verb. 1. (transitive) to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract. noun. 2. attractiveness; appeal. the cottage's allure was its isolation.
1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable. 2. to fascinate; charm. v.i. 3. to be attractive or tempting. n. 4. fascination; charm; appeal.
allure. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English al‧lure /əˈljʊə $ əˈlʊr/ noun [ singular, uncountable] a mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality allure of the allure of foreign travel At 50, she had lost none of her sexual allure. —allure verb [ transitive] harmonies that never fail to allure the listener —alluring ...
