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ALLURING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does alluring mean?

• ALLURING (adjective)
The adjective ALLURING has 1 sense:

1. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

Familiarity information: ALLURING used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALLURING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

Synonyms:

alluring; beguiling; enticing; tempting

Context examples:

an alluring prospect / her alluring smile / the voice was low and beguiling / difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement / a tempting invitation

Similar:

seductive (tending to entice into a desired action or state)

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