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Fascination vs Allure - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between fascination and allure

is that fascination is the act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence while allure is the power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

As a verb allure is

to entice; to attract.

fascination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence.
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  • *:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
  • The state or condition of being fascinated.
  • That which fascinates; a charm; a spell.
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    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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