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Lure vs Allurement - What's the difference?

lure | allurement | Synonyms |

Lure is a synonym of allurement.


As nouns the difference between lure and allurement

is that lure is something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure while allurement is attractiveness; appeal, charisma.

As a verb lure

is to attract by temptation etc; to entice.

lure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
    • (Milton)
  • (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • * 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
    • My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
  • A velvet smoothing brush.
    • (Knight)

    Verb

    (lur)
  • To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  • To recall a hawk with a lure.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • deceive, trick
    • ----

    allurement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Attractiveness; appeal, charisma.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement .}}
  • An enticement, inducement or bait.
  • *1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury :
  • *:That though their Thoughts'' are ever turn'd upon appearing ''Aimiable'', yet every ''Feature'' of their ''Faces'' and every ''Part'' of their ''Dress'' is fill'd with ''Snares'' and ''Allurements .