allurement
Collocations
2ADJ.
stupendous, surreptitious
VERB + ALLUREMENT
possessed
Definitions
noun
Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
An enticement, inducement or bait.
That though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.
The sheer unimaginableness of coming into her mouth — of coming into anything other than the air or a tissue or a dirty sock — was an allurement too stupendous for a novice to forswear.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an of
- solicitation
noun — the power to entice or attract through personal charm
- allure
- temptingness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
WiktionaryThat though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.
WiktionaryThe sheer unimaginableness of coming into her mouth — of coming into anything other than the air or a tissue or a dirty sock — was an allurement too stupendous for a novice to forswear.
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