allurement

[uh-loo r-muh nt]

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noun

Origin of allurement

First recorded in 1540–50; allure¹ + -ment

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Related Words for allurement

bait, temptation, come-on, seduction, enticement, invitation, inducement, turn-on, enchantment, pull, lure, attractiveness, magnetism, draw, glamour, fascination, charisma, allure, charm, appeal

Examples from the Web for allurement

Historical Examples of allurement

"If I give her to them, she will never be a widow," was the allurement there.
Lotus Buds
Amy Carmichael
The good God has given you love, the only allurement in life.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.
Guy de Maupassant
It is a peaceful scene, not without something of allurement.
Mexico
Charles Reginald Enock
She gets the charm and the allurement of the growing bud on life's tree.
The Family and it's Members
Anna Garlin Spencer
This is the allurement of war, its persistent illusion, perhaps.
The Psychology of Nations
G.E. Partridge

Word Origin and History for allurement

n.

1540s, "means of alluring;" see allure + -ment. Meaning "act of alluring" is recorded from 1560s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper