alluringn.

Brit.

/əˈl(j)ʊərɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈlʊrɪŋ/,

/æˈlʊrɪŋ/

Forms: see allure v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allure v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < allure v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later allure n.¹

Now rare.

†1. An instance of attracting or enticing; a feature, act, etc., which charms or entices. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > an act of

alluring1531

allection1583

enluring1612

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. iv. sig. Ci^v It behoueth with most pleasaunt allurynges to instill in them swete maners.

1585 J. Norden Sinfull Mans Solace f. 51 Had he not by his owne Freewill (which then he had) yeelded vnto the deceitfull allurings of y^e serpent.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 512 Nature hauing honored woman with a gracious alluring of the eyes.

a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Nnnnn3^v/1 Thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings.

1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 304 How long he would have remained a Hindoo is uncertain, had not the seductive glances of some dancing girl..completely withdrawn him from the holy observances of Brahma, to the more voluptuous allurings of the Prophet.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxviii. 137 Ahab did, in the end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air.

1870 J. Rhoades Poems 4 My bark has slipt her moorings; One bend obscures the bay; New banks with new allurings Invite who can to stay.

2. The action or process of attracting or enticing with the prospect of advantage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun]

tightingc1000

tolling?c1225

ticement1303

enticinga1340

ticinga1400

atticement1483

allure1534

luring1547

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allurement1561

allurance1574

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attraction1591

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till1596

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tract1620

illecebration1624

prolectation1625

invitement1627

inescation1645

inveiglement1653

allectation1656

tracture1658

solicitation1676

drumming1833

come-hither1835

chemistry1898

come-hitherness1918

1579 H. Heron Kayes of Counsaile vi. sig. Fiij I think their insatiable desire would have as many supplyes, as they have sleightes of alluring.

1602 W. Fulbecke Pandectes 72 For the alluring of straunge Merchants into a Realme, their priuiledges must be inuiolablie obserued.

1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. A Slockster that by alluring causeth servants to forsake their maisters.

1764 Museum Rusticum 1 397 To the above-mentioned means of alluring by trailing..is added another of very material efficacy, which is, the use of oil of Rhodium.

1816 Christian Observer June 341/2 I omit to consider what feast our adversaries make of our rewarding him thus for that service, or what this example will avail to the alluring of others to conformity.

1855 I. Kelso Danger in Dark viii. 96 The gross and palpable absurdities of Romanism..which he so plainly saw unfolded in the train of circumstances connected with the alluring of Anna Maria to the cloister.

1901 H. Szold tr. M. Lazarus Ethics of Judaism ii. 165 The alluring of customers by means other than those springing from the nature of the objects of barter themselves is denounced.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

alluringadj.

Brit.

/əˈl(j)ʊərɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈlʊrɪŋ/,

/æˈlʊrɪŋ/

Forms: see allure v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allure v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < allure v. + -ing suffix².

1. That attracts or entices to a course of action; appealing to the desires; tempting, seductive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective]

tolling?c1225

ticinga1400

allectivec1487

illecebrous1531

alluring1534

tracting1535

wooing1549

enticing1553

training1557

tittling1560

luring1570

adamantine1581

baiting1585

winning1596

attractive1600

adamantic1605

adamantive1605

enticeable1607

soliciting1608

magnetic1611

invitinga1616

allurant1631

inescating1633

invitative1634

magnetical1638

invitatory1646

tractive1658

odalisque1837

Pied Piper1869

lureful1887

follow-me1888

luresome1889

come-hitherish1901

come-hither1905

come-hithery1919

invitational1922

come-hithering1935

1534 J. Heywood Play of Loue sig. D.iii Euery twynke of her aluryng eye Reuyueth my spirites euen thorowoutly.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 334^v This metall..hath in it inwardely such a naturall attractiue or allurynge vertue, that beinge seene, it greatly disposeth the myndes of men to desyre it and esteme it.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Nn.v^v/2 By alluring inticements of many faire promises.

1612 J. Dowland Pilgrimes Solace sig. L2^v These sports are alluring baites, And sawce are to Loues sweetest Cates.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 588 Quick'nd at the scent Of that alluring fruit.

1713 E. Young Poem on Last Day ii. 46 Teach me with equal Firmness to sustain Alluring Pleasure, and Assaulting Pain.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 250 The prospect of the Roman territories was far more alluring.

1803 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 2 Suppl. 1734 We have a total force of..such a magnitude, and of such a description, as to present no very alluring prospect to any foreign power that may be disposed to attack us.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 712 The terms offered were alluring; three hundred guineas down.

1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 204 The journalism of America..commands, with alluring prospects of fame and fortune, the services of men of genius and learning.

1912 K. K. Kawakami Amer.–Japanese Relations xviii. 286 The large landowners..tried to encourage Japanese immigration by offering alluring terms.

1977 ‘R. West’ Celebration II. 171 With her smooth competence she must have been able to make the Church a most alluring prospect.

1992 Vegetarian Times Nov. 48 Admittedly, intelligence in easy-to-swallow pills is an alluring notion.

a. Of a thing, quality, etc.: appealing, attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]

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well-favoured1539

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seducing1749

seductive176.

eye-catching1770

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engaging1816

cute1834

cunning1843

taky1854

cynosural1855

smart1860

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seductious1883

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barry1923

hot stuff1928

swoony1934

dishy1961

dolly1964

jiggy1996

aegyo2007

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxvii, f. 291^v Hir incontinencie consisted, not in the minion delightes and alluring toyes of a passionate louer, but in yt couetous desire of filling hir purse.

1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 8^v The raging blasts of alluring beautie, and the sturdy gale of glozing vanitie, so shake the ship of recklesse youth.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. i. 88 Hath homelie age th'alluring beauty tooke From my poore cheeke?

1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii. 169 Each gay, alluring ware.

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 53 O, nothing is more alluring than a Levee from a Couch in some Confusion.

1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio I. ii. 47 The loveliest Colours, and most alluring Forms.

1820 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Nov. 766/1 All the young men about town must have frequently recognized me in a more alluring form—peeping slily from under a straw bonnet.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna p. xxxiii An alluring and even meretricious beauty.

1881 J. Fiske Let. 24 Dec. (1940) 469 Saw a lot of elaborate, intricate toys, some very alluring velocipedes with doll boys seated on them making the peddles go.

1912 M. Antin Promised Land ix. 195 An alluring display of penny candy.

1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout ii. 16 W. H. Smith's had opened a branch on the opposite side of the Square, displaying an alluring assortment of fancy goods.

1969 R. Smith in Tamarack Rev. Autumn 40 She wears an alluring but tasteful dress, has her hair done, and bescents herself with a flattering perfume.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Dec. d6/2 I thought snail butter—an alluring mixture of garlic, parsley and, of course, butter—might bedazzle winter's harvest of precious bay scallops.

b. Of a person: attractive, fascinating, charming; spec. (esp. of a woman) sexually attractive.

ΚΠ

1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 146^v Pulchra. Decora. Mouens valde, Fayr. Beautifull. Greatly alluryng.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 41 Much giuen to the loue of light alluring dames.

1608 T. Middleton Famelie of Love ii. i. sig. B3^v He that tends well his shop, and hath an alluring wife, with a gracefull what de lacke, shall be sure to haue good dooings.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 82 Mercy was of a fair Countenance, and therefore the more alluring .

1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend iii. ii Tawdry, you are not so alluring as you think you are.

1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 4 Fair Coursers, Vases, and alluring Dames.

1805 W. Godwin Fleetwood II. v. 80 I saw this alluring woman again and again ; and every time I saw her I was more pleased than before.

1862 E. D. E. N. Southworth Love's Labor Won v. 127 Despite his wounded confidence, he could not choose but passionately love the beautiful and alluring woman, who, with one reservation, so amply satisfied his love and pride.

1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 6 Miss Mae Murray, most alluring of screen demi-mondaines.

1957 New Yorker 26 Oct. 50/1 Somehow, as in the television commercials, an alluring young lady seemed to be a built-in accessory of each of these cars.

1990 Opera Now May 49/1 Her Klytemnestra was no harridan but an imposing, alluring woman.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 23 Feb. 78/4 Dunant's new novel..is narrated by a dwarf as he and his alluring mistress try to social-climb in 15th-century Venice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alluring
释义	alluringn. Brit. /əˈl(j)ʊərɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈlʊrɪŋ/, /æˈlʊrɪŋ/ Forms: see allure v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allure v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < allure v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly later allure n.¹ Now rare. †1. An instance of attracting or enticing; a feature, act, etc., which charms or entices. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > an act of alluring1531 allection1583 enluring1612 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. iv. sig. Ci^v It behoueth with most pleasaunt allurynges to instill in them swete maners. 1585 J. Norden Sinfull Mans Solace f. 51 Had he not by his owne Freewill (which then he had) yeelded vnto the deceitfull allurings of y^e serpent. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 512 Nature hauing honored woman with a gracious alluring of the eyes. a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Nnnnn3^v/1 Thus despising Thee, and thy best allurings. 1829 H. B. Henderson Bengalee 304 How long he would have remained a Hindoo is uncertain, had not the seductive glances of some dancing girl..completely withdrawn him from the holy observances of Brahma, to the more voluptuous allurings of the Prophet. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxviii. 137 Ahab did, in the end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air. 1870 J. Rhoades Poems 4 My bark has slipt her moorings; One bend obscures the bay; New banks with new allurings Invite who can to stay. 2. The action or process of attracting or enticing with the prospect of advantage. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] tightingc1000 tolling?c1225 ticement1303 enticinga1340 ticinga1400 atticement1483 allure1534 luring1547 enticement1549 allurement1561 allurance1574 alluring1579 illurement1582 attraction1591 lurement1592 till1596 invitation1602 tract1620 illecebration1624 prolectation1625 invitement1627 inescation1645 inveiglement1653 allectation1656 tracture1658 solicitation1676 drumming1833 come-hither1835 chemistry1898 come-hitherness1918 1579 H. Heron Kayes of Counsaile vi. sig. Fiij I think their insatiable desire would have as many supplyes, as they have sleightes of alluring. 1602 W. Fulbecke Pandectes 72 For the alluring of straunge Merchants into a Realme, their priuiledges must be inuiolablie obserued. 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. A Slockster that by alluring causeth servants to forsake their maisters. 1764 Museum Rusticum 1 397 To the above-mentioned means of alluring by trailing..is added another of very material efficacy, which is, the use of oil of Rhodium. 1816 Christian Observer June 341/2 I omit to consider what feast our adversaries make of our rewarding him thus for that service, or what this example will avail to the alluring of others to conformity. 1855 I. Kelso Danger in Dark viii. 96 The gross and palpable absurdities of Romanism..which he so plainly saw unfolded in the train of circumstances connected with the alluring of Anna Maria to the cloister. 1901 H. Szold tr. M. Lazarus Ethics of Judaism ii. 165 The alluring of customers by means other than those springing from the nature of the objects of barter themselves is denounced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). alluringadj. Brit. /əˈl(j)ʊərɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈlʊrɪŋ/, /æˈlʊrɪŋ/ Forms: see allure v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allure v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < allure v. + -ing suffix². 1. That attracts or entices to a course of action; appealing to the desires; tempting, seductive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] tolling?c1225 ticinga1400 allectivec1487 illecebrous1531 alluring1534 tracting1535 wooing1549 enticing1553 training1557 tittling1560 luring1570 adamantine1581 baiting1585 winning1596 attractive1600 adamantic1605 adamantive1605 enticeable1607 soliciting1608 magnetic1611 invitinga1616 allurant1631 inescating1633 invitative1634 magnetical1638 invitatory1646 tractive1658 odalisque1837 Pied Piper1869 lureful1887 follow-me1888 luresome1889 come-hitherish1901 come-hither1905 come-hithery1919 invitational1922 come-hithering1935 1534 J. Heywood Play of Loue sig. D.iii Euery twynke of her aluryng eye Reuyueth my spirites euen thorowoutly. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 334^v This metall..hath in it inwardely such a naturall attractiue or allurynge vertue, that beinge seene, it greatly disposeth the myndes of men to desyre it and esteme it. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iii. ix. sig. Nn.v^v/2 By alluring inticements of many faire promises. 1612 J. Dowland Pilgrimes Solace sig. L2^v These sports are alluring baites, And sawce are to Loues sweetest Cates. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 588 Quick'nd at the scent Of that alluring fruit. View more context for this quotation 1713 E. Young Poem on Last Day ii. 46 Teach me with equal Firmness to sustain Alluring Pleasure, and Assaulting Pain. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 250 The prospect of the Roman territories was far more alluring. 1803 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 2 Suppl. 1734 We have a total force of..such a magnitude, and of such a description, as to present no very alluring prospect to any foreign power that may be disposed to attack us. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 712 The terms offered were alluring; three hundred guineas down. 1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 204 The journalism of America..commands, with alluring prospects of fame and fortune, the services of men of genius and learning. 1912 K. K. Kawakami Amer.–Japanese Relations xviii. 286 The large landowners..tried to encourage Japanese immigration by offering alluring terms. 1977 ‘R. West’ Celebration II. 171 With her smooth competence she must have been able to make the Church a most alluring prospect. 1992 Vegetarian Times Nov. 48 Admittedly, intelligence in easy-to-swallow pills is an alluring notion. 2. a. Of a thing, quality, etc.: appealing, attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxvii, f. 291^v Hir incontinencie consisted, not in the minion delightes and alluring toyes of a passionate louer, but in yt couetous desire of filling hir purse. 1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 8^v The raging blasts of alluring beautie, and the sturdy gale of glozing vanitie, so shake the ship of recklesse youth. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. i. 88 Hath homelie age th'alluring beauty tooke From my poore cheeke? View more context for this quotation 1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii. 169 Each gay, alluring ware. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 53 O, nothing is more alluring than a Levee from a Couch in some Confusion. 1755 J. Hervey Theron & Aspasio I. ii. 47 The loveliest Colours, and most alluring Forms. 1820 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Nov. 766/1 All the young men about town must have frequently recognized me in a more alluring form—peeping slily from under a straw bonnet. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna p. xxxiii An alluring and even meretricious beauty. 1881 J. Fiske Let. 24 Dec. (1940) 469 Saw a lot of elaborate, intricate toys, some very alluring velocipedes with doll boys seated on them making the peddles go. 1912 M. Antin Promised Land ix. 195 An alluring display of penny candy. 1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout ii. 16 W. H. Smith's had opened a branch on the opposite side of the Square, displaying an alluring assortment of fancy goods. 1969 R. Smith in Tamarack Rev. Autumn 40 She wears an alluring but tasteful dress, has her hair done, and bescents herself with a flattering perfume. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Dec. d6/2 I thought snail butter—an alluring mixture of garlic, parsley and, of course, butter—might bedazzle winter's harvest of precious bay scallops. b. Of a person: attractive, fascinating, charming; spec. (esp. of a woman) sexually attractive. ΚΠ 1575 W. Patten Cal. Script. f. 146^v Pulchra. Decora. Mouens valde, Fayr. Beautifull. Greatly alluryng. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 41 Much giuen to the loue of light alluring dames. 1608 T. Middleton Famelie of Love ii. i. sig. B3^v He that tends well his shop, and hath an alluring wife, with a gracefull what de lacke, shall be sure to haue good dooings. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 82 Mercy was of a fair Countenance, and therefore the more alluring . View more context for this quotation 1702 J. Vanbrugh False Friend iii. ii Tawdry, you are not so alluring as you think you are. 1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 4 Fair Coursers, Vases, and alluring Dames. 1805 W. Godwin Fleetwood II. v. 80 I saw this alluring woman again and again ; and every time I saw her I was more pleased than before. 1862 E. D. E. N. Southworth Love's Labor Won v. 127 Despite his wounded confidence, he could not choose but passionately love the beautiful and alluring woman, who, with one reservation, so amply satisfied his love and pride. 1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 6 Miss Mae Murray, most alluring of screen demi-mondaines. 1957 New Yorker 26 Oct. 50/1 Somehow, as in the television commercials, an alluring young lady seemed to be a built-in accessory of each of these cars. 1990 Opera Now May 49/1 Her Klytemnestra was no harridan but an imposing, alluring woman. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 23 Feb. 78/4 Dunant's new novel..is narrated by a dwarf as he and his alluring mistress try to social-climb in 15th-century Venice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1531adj.1534
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