Allure

Pronunciation

• US IPA: əˈl(j)ÊŠÉš

Origin

From Old French aleurer, alurer (""), from a ("to, towards") (Latin ad) + leurre ("lure"). Compare lure.

Full definition of allure

Noun

1. The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
2. gait; bearingThe swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.

Verb

1. (transitive) To entice; to attract.
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II. 8:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.

Synonyms

• attract, entice, tempt, decoy, seduce

Related terms

• lure

Anagrams

• laurel, Laurel