allure
pronunciation
How to pronounce allure in British English:
UK [əˈlʊə(r)]
How to pronounce allure in American English:
US [əˈlʊr]
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- Noun:
- the power to entice or attract through personal charm
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- Verb:
- dispose or incline or entice to
Word Origin
- allure (v.)
- c. 1400, from Anglo-French alurer, Old French aleurer "to attract, captivate; train a falcon to hunt," from à "to" (see ad-) + loirre "falconer's lure," from a Frankish word (see lure), perhaps influenced by French allure "gait, way of walking." Related: Allured; alluring. The noun is first attested 1540s; properly this sense is allurement.
Example
- 1. For western governments angola 's allure poses an ethical dilemma .
- 2. How much longer can the asian allure hold ?
- 3. Ms moaveni is clever at conveying iran 's continuing allure .
- 4. Despite a ballooning interest in basketball , there is no doubt that yao was the centerpiece of the nba 's allure in china .
- 5. Large , liquid western markets are likely to regain their allure .