allure

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈlʊr/ UK /əˈlʊə/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being powerfully attractive; to entice

The city held an irresistible allure for the young writer.

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1 noun · the quality of being... attraction charm appeal enticement fascination temptation

Opposites

repulsion repellent

Word family

Derived forms allurement alluring

Related forms lure

Etymology

From Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to', Latin ad) + loirre ('lure, bait'), a word of Germanic origin (compare Frankish *loþr).

aleurer Old French *loþr Frankish

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# allure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** əˈlʊr
**IPA (UK):** əˈlʊə

## Meanings
1. the quality of being powerfully attractive; to entice

## Examples
- The city held an irresistible allure for the young writer.

## Synonyms
- attraction
- charm
- appeal
- enticement
- fascination
- temptation

## Antonyms
- repulsion
- repellent

## Derived Forms
- allurement
- alluring

## Related Forms
- lure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aleurer
- Root: *loþr

## Etymology
From Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to', Latin ad) + loirre ('lure, bait'), a word of Germanic origin (compare Frankish *loþr).

## AI Etymology
Allure is from Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to', Latin ad) + loirre ('lure, bait'), a word of Germanic origin (compare Frankish *loþr). Important recorded forms include aleurer (Old French) and *loþr (Frankish). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being powerfully attractive; to entice. The wider family includes derived forms such as allurement and alluring and related words such as lure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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