What does alluring mean?

alluring means "highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire".

How many syllables are in alluring?

alluring has 3 syllables: al-lur-ing. The stress falls on "lur". In IPA it is /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/.

What is another word for alluring?

Close synonyms include beguiling, enticing, tempting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alluring a common word?

alluring is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

alluring — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
“an alluring prospect”
“her alluring smile”
“the voice was low and beguiling”
“difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement”
“a tempting invitation”
Synonymsbeguiling enticing tempting
Similarseductive

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