What does allurement mean?
Definitions for allurement
al·lure·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
allurementnoun
attractiveness
"its allurement was its remoteness"
allure, allurement, temptingnessnoun
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
solicitation, allurementnoun
the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Wiktionary
allurementnoun
attractiveness, allure or charisma
allurementnoun
an enticement, inducement or bait
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Allurementnoun
That which allures, or has the force of alluring: enticement; temptation of pleasure.
Etymology: from allure.
Against allurement, custom, and a world
Offended; fearless of reproach, and scorn,
Or violence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.———— Adam, by his wife’s allurement, fell. Par. Reg. b. ii.
To shun th’ allurement is not hard
To minds resolv’d, forewarn’d, and well prepar’d;
But wond’rous difficult, when once beset,
To struggle through the straits, and break th’ involving net. Dryden.
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allurement
Allurement refers to the act, means, or power of attracting, enticing, or tempting someone or something, often through desirable or appealing characteristics or incentives. It is something that attracts or is intended to attract.
Webster Dictionary
Allurementnoun
the act alluring; temptation; enticement
Allurementnoun
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
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allurement in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allurement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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