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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allurement \Al*lure"ment\, n. 1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement. Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. --Milton. 2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action as the allurements of pleasure, or of honor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allurement n 1: attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness" 2: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: {allure}, {temptingness}] 3: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) [syn: {solicitation}]
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