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alluring

American  
[uh-loor-ing] / əˈlʊər ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.

  2. fascinating; charming.

alluring British  
/ əˈljʊərɪŋ, əˈlʊə- /

adjective

  1. enticing; fascinating; attractive

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Other Word Forms

  • alluringly adverb
  • alluringness noun
  • unalluring adjective
  • unalluringly adverb

Etymology

Origin of alluring

First recorded in 1525–35; allure + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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That’s what makes her so alluring as an actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Venturing into this world as a teen had an alluring "cool" factor for Dr Aiqing Wang, now a senior lecturer in Chinese at the University of Liverpool.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Nobel Prize-winning Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek helped Ottinger, 83, write the script, which is set in some of Vienna's most alluring locations.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

On the luxe end of the spectrum, European ski towns like St. Anton and Morzine offer an alluring blend of work and play, Burton says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Add Chicago and the great fair, and the combination became too alluring to turn down, no matter what Anna suspected about his and Minnie’s relationship.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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