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ALLUREMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Synonyms:
allurement; solicitation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):
enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)
Derivation:
allure (dispose or incline or entice to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The power to entice or attract through personal charm
Synonyms:
allure; allurement; temptingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):
attraction; attractiveness (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allurement"):
invitation (a tempting allurement)
Derivation:
allure (dispose or incline or entice to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Attractiveness
Example:
its allurement was its remoteness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):
enticement; temptation (something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)
