different between credible vs alluring

English

Etymology

From Middle English credible, borrowed from Old French credible, from Latin cr?dibilis (“worthy of belief”), from cr?d? (“believe”); see credit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??d?bl?/

Adjective

credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible)

1. Believable or plausible.
2. Authentic or convincing.

Antonyms

• incredible, noncredible, uncredible

Related terms

• credibility
• credit
• credence
• credential

Translations

See also

• street cred

Further reading

• credible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• credible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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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