alluring

[ uh-loo r-ing ]

/ əˈlʊər ɪŋ /

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adjective

very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.

fascinating; charming.

Nearby words

allspice, allston, allude, allure, allurement, alluring, allusion, allusive, alluvial, alluvial fan, alluvial mining

Origin of alluring

First recorded in 1525–35; allure¹ + -ing²

Related forms

al·lur·ing·ly, adverbal·lur·ing·ness, nounun·al·lur·ing, adjectiveun·al·lur·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unalluring

A small hatchet with which to chop off a chunk of porridge formed the accompaniment of this unalluring Arctic provender.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle
And from so startling and unalluring a beginning, a marriage followed.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle
It is cold;—and would be unalluring, were it not that as a profession it is profitable.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
The work of an art tourist must at least be more attractive than the unalluring task of collecting postage-stamps and monograms.
Travelling Sketches.|Anthony Trollope

The unalluring defects of the Teuton systems of love-making overshadowed his own defects as a suitor.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry

British Dictionary definitions for unalluring

alluring

/ (əˈljʊərɪŋ, əˈlʊə-) /

adjective

enticing; fascinating; attractive

Derived Forms

alluringly, adverb

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alluring

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alluring

adjective

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