alluring C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈlʊrɪŋ/ UK /əˈljʊərɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj powerfully and mysteriously attractive or tempting The city held an alluring promise of reinvention. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · powerfully and mysteriously... attractiveenticingtemptingcaptivatingseductivefascinating ↔ Opposites repulsiveoff-puttingrepellentunappealing Word family Derived forms alluringly Related forms allureallurementlure Common collocations alluring prospect Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin. aleurer Old French *loþr Frankish View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alluring **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈlʊrɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈljʊərɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. powerfully and mysteriously attractive or tempting ## Examples - The city held an alluring promise of reinvention. ## Synonyms - attractive - enticing - tempting - captivating - seductive - fascinating ## Antonyms - repulsive - off-putting - repellent - unappealing ## Derived Forms - alluringly ## Related Forms - allure - allurement - lure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aleurer - Root: *loþr ## Etymology Present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Alluring is present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, entice'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin. In present-day use, it means powerfully and mysteriously attractive or tempting. Derived formations include alluringly. Related vocabulary includes allure, allurement, and lure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown