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Admirable vs Alluring - What's the difference?

admirable | alluring |

As adjectives the difference between admirable and alluring

is that admirable is deserving of the highest esteem or admiration while alluring is having the power to allure.

As a verb alluring is

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As a noun alluring is

the action of the verb allure .

admirable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
    • It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.

    alluring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb allure .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.