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Engrossing vs Alluring - What's the difference?

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Engrossing is a related term of alluring.


As verbs the difference between engrossing and alluring

is that engrossing is present participle of engross while alluring is .

As adjectives the difference between engrossing and alluring

is that engrossing is utterly consuming one's time and attention while alluring is having the power to allure.

As nouns the difference between engrossing and alluring

is that engrossing is the act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale while alluring is the action of the verb allure .

engrossing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Present participle of engross

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
    • an engrossing documentary

    Synonyms

    * absorbing * fascinating

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

    • 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.