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Allure vs Silhouette - What's the difference?

allure | silhouette |

As nouns the difference between allure and silhouette

is that allure is the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction while silhouette is an illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.

As verbs the difference between allure and silhouette

is that allure is to entice; to attract while silhouette is to represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

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

    Anagrams

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    silhouette

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
  • I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

    Verb

    (silhouett)
  • To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
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