allurement

Noun

Meaning

The act alluring; temptation; enticement.

That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

allure solicitation temptingness interest call enchantment draw appeal magic attract attractive pull attraction invitation magnet
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Antonyms

repulsion ordinary plain horror commonplace dull
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Hypernyms

attraction temptation enticement attractiveness

Hyponyms

invitation

Examples

The allurement that [women] hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras holds out to sailors: they are enormously dangerous and hence enormously fascinating. H. L. Mencken

As 'persons living in a house infested with venomous snakes are always alert, so should men diving in the world be always vigilant against the allurement of lust and greed. Ramakrishna

If you believe in any religion you cannot meditate. Religion is an interference in your meditation. Meditation needs no God, no heaven, no hell, no fear of punishment, and no allurement of pleasure. Rajneesh

its allurement was its remoteness Source: Internet

Vol. I, p. 277. Britain needed a party with "an unshaken adherence to principle, and attachment to connexion, against every allurement of interest". Source: Internet

Debates have also occurred in various states of India regarding similar laws, particularly those that restrict conversions using force, fraud or allurement. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alluminor allurance allure allurer Alluri alluring