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Noun: allurement  u'lûr-munt [N. Amer], u'l(y)ûr-munt [Brit]
  1. Attractiveness
    "its allurement was its remoteness"
     
  2. The power to entice or attract through personal charm
    "The allurement of the offer made it difficult for him to refuse";
    - allure, temptingness
     
  3. The act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
    "The allurement of easy money led many into the scheme";
    - solicitation

Derived forms: allurements

Type of: attraction, attractiveness, enticement, temptation