Entice vs Allure - What's the difference?
entice | allure |
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
gait; bearing
To entice; to attract.
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*:Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.
Allure is a synonym of entice.
In transitive terms the difference between entice and allure
is that entice is to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope while allure is to entice; to attract.As a noun allure is
the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.entice
English
Verb
(entic)citation, passage=Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. And, on top of all that, they are ornaments; they entice and intrigue and sometimes delight.}}
- I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
See also
* beguile * tempt * seduceReferences
* *allure
English
Noun
- The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. — Harper's Magazine.