allurement
What temptation offers
Allurement is the quality of being powerfully attractive or tempting, or something that attracts in this way.
The word carries a sense of enticement—drawing someone toward pleasure, desire, or potential danger: the allurement of easy money, She resisted the allurements of fame.
It suggests seduction more than simple appeal.
Lure for prey
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- carrotEdible orange taproot
come-on · beckoning · invitation · promise · prospect · draw · hook · snare
Force between poles
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- pullForce toward oneself
- drawCreate with pencil
- captivationState of being fascinated
charisma · glamour · enchantment · appeal · desirability · gravity · intrigue · mystique
Device for catching animals
- baitLure for prey
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
snare · subterfuge · ploy · stratagem · honeypot · pitfall · guile · cunning
Effortless beauty of motion
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- appealFormal review request
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- winsomenessEngaging sweetness of manner
delightfulness · loveliness · beauty · enchantment · magnetism · attractiveness · pleasantness · likeability
Playful romantic attention
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- eroticismSexual desire's aesthetic quality
- desireIntense wanting
passion · romance · intimacy · chemistry · pheromone · infatuation · sultry · provocativeness
bait
Lure for prey
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- incentiveReward encouraging action
carrot · come-on · beckoning · invitation · promise · prospect · draw · hook · snare · decoy
magnetism
Force between poles
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- pullForce toward oneself
- drawCreate with pencil
captivation · charisma · glamour · enchantment · appeal · desirability · gravity · intrigue · mystique · spell
trap
Device for catching animals
decoy · snare · subterfuge · ploy · stratagem · honeypot · pitfall · guile · cunning · manipulation
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
winsomeness · delightfulness · loveliness · beauty · enchantment · magnetism · attractiveness · pleasantness · likeability · sweetness
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- eroticismSexual desire's aesthetic quality
desire · passion · romance · intimacy · chemistry · pheromone · infatuation · sultry · provocativeness · siren
craving
Powerful urge to have
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- viceBad habit or deputy
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
forbidden · guilty · pleasure · obsession · compulsion · yearning · longing · weakness · urge · desire
- trapstrap, bear trap, mousetrap, rat trap, ant trap
- appealappeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, magnetism
allurementrepulsion
Disgust or pushing-away force
repellent · deterrent · repugnance · revulsion · aversion
allurementwarning
Alert about danger
caution · alarm · alert · forewarning · admonition
allurementugliness
Displeasing appearance quality
repulsiveness · horror · ghastliness · hideousness · grotesqueness