allure

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the power to entice or attract through personal charm
  2. verb dispose or incline or entice to

Etymology

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

In classic literature

Synonyms

allurement, temptingness

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