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Allure vs Captivation - What's the difference?

allure | captivation |

As nouns the difference between allure and captivation

is that allure is the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction while captivation is the act of captivating or the state of being captivated.

As a verb allure

is to entice; to attract.

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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    captivation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
  • * 1851 Henry Theodore Tuckerman - Characteristics of Literature: Illustrated by the Genius of Distinguished Writers
    • But the test of an oration is not only its immediate effect; there are tricks of elocution, a jugglery of manner, and even a personal captivation that so win the senses as to bewilder the judgment.