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Enchanting vs Alluring - What's the difference?

enchanting | alluring | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between enchanting and alluring

is that enchanting is present participle of lang=en while alluring is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between enchanting and alluring

is that enchanting is having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful while alluring is having the power to allure.

As nouns the difference between enchanting and alluring

is that enchanting is an act of enchantment while alluring is the action of the verb allure.

enchanting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
    • "Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of enchantment.
  • * 1841 , Alfred Beesley, The History of Banbury (page 256)

    • 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.