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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllurement
/əˈljʊərmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of enticing or attracting someone to something.
"The allurement of the bright lights and sounds of the carnival drew in crowds from all around." - 2
Something that attracts or tempts, often in a deceptive or misleading way.
"The allurement of easy money can lead people into risky investments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'allurement' originates from the Middle English word 'alure', which is derived from the Old French 'alurer', meaning to entice or attract. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'ad' meaning 'to' and 'lūre' meaning 'to entice', reflecting the evolution of the word from a physical act of drawing towards something to a more abstract sense of attraction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allurement" is said worldwide
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Attrait
Transliteration: a-tre
"L'attrait des lumières brillantes a attiré des foules de partout."
Verlockung
Transliteration: fer-lok-kung
"Die Verlockung des schnellen Geldes kann Menschen in riskante Investitionen führen."
Attrazione
Transliteration: at-tra-tsio-ne
"L'attrazione delle luci brillanti ha attirato folle da ogni parte."
Atractivo
Transliteration: a-trac-ti-vo
"El atractivo de las luces brillantes atrajo multitudes de todas partes."
Atração
Transliteration: a-tra-sao
"A atração das luzes brilhantes atraiu multidões de todos os lugares."
आकर्षण
Transliteration: aakarshan
"चमकीली रोशनी का आकर्षण चारों ओर से भीड़ को आकर्षित करता है।"
吸引
Transliteration: xīyǐn
"明亮的灯光的吸引力吸引了来自各地的人群。"
매력
Transliteration: maeryeok
"밝은 불빛의 매력이 사방에서 사람들을 끌어들였습니다."
魅力
Transliteration: miryoku
"明るい光の魅力があちこちから人々を引き寄せました。"
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