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Princeton's WordNet

  1. allurementnoun

    attractiveness

    "its allurement was its remoteness"

  2. allure, allurement, temptingnessnoun

    the power to entice or attract through personal charm

  3. solicitation, allurementnoun

    the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

Wiktionary

  1. allurementnoun

    attractiveness, allure or charisma

  2. allurementnoun

    an enticement, inducement or bait

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Allurementnoun

    the act alluring; temptation; enticement

  2. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of allurement in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of allurement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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