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alluring

English

Pronunciation

  • (US): IPA(key): /??lu?.???/
  • (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /??l??.???/
  • Rhymes: -??r??

Verb

alluring

  1. present participle of allure

Noun

alluring (plural allurings)

  1. The action of the verb allure.
    • 1952, Daughters of the American Revolution magazine (volume 86, page 250)
      Lookout heights and Smoky Mountains have allurings all their own.

Adjective

alluring (comparative more alluring, superlative most alluring)

  1. Having the power to allure.
    • Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

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temptress

English

Etymology

tempter +? -ess

Noun

temptress (plural temptresses)

  1. An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.
  2. A woman considered sexually attractive by men.
    Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century.

Synonyms

  • (alluring woman who seduces or exploits men): See Thesaurus:vamp

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