Associations to the word «Allurement»

Wiktionary

ALLUREMENT, noun. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]
ALLUREMENT, noun. An enticement, inducement or bait. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

ALLUREMENT, noun. Attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness".
ALLUREMENT, noun. The power to entice or attract through personal charm.
ALLUREMENT, noun. The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money).

Wise words

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