ALLUREMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

Synonyms:

allurement; solicitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)

Derivation:

allure (dispose or incline or entice to)

Meaning:

The power to entice or attract through personal charm

Synonyms:

allure; allurement; temptingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):

attraction; attractiveness (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "allurement"):

invitation (a tempting allurement)

Derivation:

allure (dispose or incline or entice to)

Meaning:

Attractiveness

Example:

its allurement was its remoteness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("allurement" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)