allurements
allurements is the plural of allurement.
Meaning of allurement
Noun
allurement (countable and uncountable, plural allurements)
- Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
- He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
- An enticement, inducement or bait.
- That though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury
Questions about allurements
- What is allurements the plural of?
- Allurements is the plural of allurement.
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