alluring
pronunciation
How to pronounce alluring in British English:
UK [əˈlʊərɪŋ]
How to pronounce alluring in American English:
US [əˈlʊrɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
Word Origin
- alluring (n.)
- 1530s, "action of attracting," verbal noun from allure (v.).
- alluring (adj.)
- "appealing to desires," 1570s, present participle adjective from allure (v.). Related: Alluringly.
Example
- 1. Kodak 's glorious past was just too alluring .
- 2. That is not an alluring prospect .
- 3. What begins as an alluring fable ends as a full-on modernist nightmare .
- 4. Storied lands , fabled cities , and alluring islands ......
- 5. She recently posted an alluring photograph on facebook , twitter and her personal blog .