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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'allure' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions allure noun  The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction. Translations:  verb (allur, ing) (transitive) To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. With promised joys allured them on. --Falconer. The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. --Milton. Translations:  Etymology: From aleurrer ("alurer"), from a (Latin ad) + leurre ("lure"). See "lure".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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