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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?"
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.
attraction, charm, or excitement: The allure of the stage drew him back to acting. alluring. adjective us / əˈlʊər·ɪŋ / There’s something alluring about motorcycles. (Definition of allure from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
4 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.
5 days ago · allure in American English. (əˈlʊr ; æˈlʊr ) verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: alˈlured or alˈluring. 1. to tempt with something desirable; attract; entice; fascinate. noun. 2. the power to entice or attract; fascination. SIMILAR WORDS: atˈtract.
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.
Definition of allure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 adjective the ...
