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Allure vs Alluring - What's the difference?

allure | alluring |

As nouns the difference between allure and alluring

is that allure is the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction while alluring is the action of the verb allure.

As verbs the difference between allure and alluring

is that allure is to entice; to attract while alluring is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective alluring is

having the power to allure.

allure

English

Noun

  • The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
  • gait; bearing
    • The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.

    Verb

    (allur)
  • To entice; to attract.
  • *, II.8:
  • *:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.

    • Synonyms

    * attract, entice, tempt, decoy, seduce

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    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.