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alluring

[ uh-loo r-ing ]

/ əˈlʊər ɪŋ /

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adjective

very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.

fascinating; charming.

Origin of alluring

First recorded in 1525–35; allure¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM alluring

al·lur·ing·ly, adverb al·lur·ing·ness, noun un·al·lur·ing, adjective un·al·lur·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby alluring

allspice, allston, allude, allure, allurement, alluring, allusion, allusive, alluvial, alluvial fan, alluvial mining

Example sentences from the Web for unalluring

A small hatchet with which to chop off a chunk of porridge formed the accompaniment of this unalluring Arctic provender.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England |Alice Morse Earle
And from so startling and unalluring a beginning, a marriage followed.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England |Alice Morse Earle
It is cold;—and would be unalluring, were it not that as a profession it is profitable.

North America, Volume II (of 2) |Anthony Trollope
The work of an art tourist must at least be more attractive than the unalluring task of collecting postage-stamps and monograms.

Travelling Sketches. |Anthony Trollope

The unalluring defects of the Teuton systems of love-making overshadowed his own defects as a suitor.

Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry

British Dictionary definitions for unalluring

alluring

/ (əˈljʊərɪŋ, əˈlʊə-) /

adjective

enticing; fascinating; attractive

Derived forms of alluring

alluringly, adverb