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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Allure \Al*lure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre
     lure. See Lure.]
     To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by
     the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by
     something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With promised joys allured them on.      --Falconer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven
           Allured his eye.                         --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.
  
     Usage: To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words
            agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some
            strong controlling influence, and differ according to
            the image under which is presented. They are all used
            in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes
            (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the
            prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future
            good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to
            our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false
            appearances or representations. We are seduced when
            drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures
            draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by
            promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as
            it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us
            by artful appeals to the passions.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Alluring \Al*lur"ing\, a.
     That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. --
     Al*lur"ing*ly, adv. -- Al*lur"ing*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Allure \Al*lure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre
     lure. See Lure.]
     To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by
     the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by
     something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
  
           With promised joys allured them on.      --Falconer.
  
           The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his
           eye.                                     --Milton.
  
     Syn: To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.
  
     Usage: To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words
            agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some
            strong controlling influence, and differ according to
            the image under which is presented. They are all used
            in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes
            (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the
            prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future
            good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to
            our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false
            appearances or representations. We are seduced when
            drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures
            draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by
            promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as
            it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us
            by artful appeals to the passions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alluring \Al*lur"ing\, a.
     That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. --
     Al*lur"ing*ly, adv. -- Al*lur"ing*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  alluring
       adj : highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
             alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice
             was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an
             enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn:
             beguiling, enticing, tempting]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     Αγγλικά a.
     συναρπαστικός, -ή, -ό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     a.
     Having the power to allure.
     n.
     The action of the verb '''allure'''.
     vb.
     (present participle of en allure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     a.
     Having the power to allure.
     n.
     The action of the verb '''allure'''.
     vb.
     (present participle of en allure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     a.
     Having the power to allure.
     n.
     The action of the verb '''allure'''.
     vb.
     (present participle of en allure nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     a.
     Having the power to allure.
     n.
     The action of the verb '''allure'''.
     vb.
     (present participle of en allure nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  alluring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en allure ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb allure)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  حالم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  alluring //əˈlɔːɹɪŋ// //əˈlɝɪŋ// //əˈlʊəɹɪŋ// //əˈlʊɹɪŋ// 
  привлекателен, съблазнителен
  having to power to allure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/ 
  svůdný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  vyzývavý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  anlockend, anziehend, lockend
     Synonyms: luring, enticing
  
   see: lure, allure, entice sb., lured, allured, enticed, entice a new audience into the theatre
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  verlockend, verführerisch 
           Note: Person oder Sache
        "alluring / enticing / seductive shopping facilities"  - verlockende Einkaufsmöglichkeiten
        "alluring / enticing / seductive women"  - verführerische Frauen
     Synonyms: enticing, seductive
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  
  σαγηνευτικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  alluring //əˈlɔːɹɪŋ// //əˈlɝɪŋ// //əˈlʊəɹɪŋ// //əˈlʊɹɪŋ// 
  houkutteleva, puoleensavetävä, viettelevä
  having to power to allure

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/ 
  1. मोहक
        "Cricket is an alluring game."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  primamljiv, privlačan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  alluring /ɐlˈʊəɹɪŋ/
  1. vonzó
  2. csábító

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈɫʊɹɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "alluring":
     adductive, appealing, appetizing, attracting, attractive,
     attrahent, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling,
     captivating, catching, challenging, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     come-hither, coquettish, delusive, dragging, drawing, enchanting,
     encouraging, energizing, engaging, enravishing, enthralling,
     enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating, fetching,
     flirtatious, galvanic, galvanizing, glamorous, hypnotic,
     interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, magnetic,
     magnetized, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, prepossessing,
     prompting, provocative, provoking, provoquant, pulling, ravishing,
     rousing, seducing, seductive, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
     spellful, stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring,
     sympathetic, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, tickling,
     titillating, titillative, tugging, winning, winsome, witching
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 吸引人的,诱惑的,迷人的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 吸引人的,诱惑的,迷人的

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