lure
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4.3
- noun
- /lʊr/
:
atractivo
- Standing on the terrace outside his home, even I can feel the lure of that life.
- succumb to the lure
- masculinity as a lure
- lure of the market
The first lure is the lure of the screen.
- The first lure is the lure of the screen.
- And the the the leftists don't understand that this is a lure.
- And what is sculpting these these convincing lures?
- Whatever it is, some external thing gets you to wake up out of the lure of this completely consuming engagement with.
- So the witch listened, unable to resist the lure of secrets revealed in the contagion of passionate desire.
- And it was a lure to bring John Wayne away from his brother's house where his nephew, his niece and his sister-in-law were all there.
- And I got persuaded, you know, with the lure of the dollar, with, with the lure of like managing more money to tone that part of my temperament down.
- So now this for Hegel, is going to be sort of a trap or lure for consciousness that it's going to have to move past.
Examples
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The hotel/restaurant business always held a real lure for me.
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The lure of easy money, very hard to refuse.
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The lure of a cold beer got me.
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The sea breeze, the ocean air, the lure of adventure.
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Some of the men joined the dance, unable to resist the lure of beat and melody.
Fiction book (1994) -
Unable to resist the lure of hot water, Summer headed for the showers.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's not just the lure of the rich, classical style that was so tempting there.
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To most potential tourists, the lure of the North means the Yukon and Alaska, not the Territories.
Academic text (1991) -
The primary motivation for illicit drug trafficking is undoubtedly the lure of financial gain and personal enrichment.
Academic text (2007) -
The attraction of the city lies in its historical sites and the lure of vibrant nightlife.
Synonyms
439
3.9
A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward
170
3.4
Something that attracts people by offering a reward or advantage
88
2.1
A quality that makes something interesting to people
40
3.2
A behavior that makes bad or dangerous things likely
10
6.3
Something that makes someone want to do something
8
6.2
Something that attracts someone by offering a reward or pleasure
6
5.6
An action that persuades someone to do something wrong or unwise
2
8.3
A tempting offer that seems good but leads to trouble
1
7.7
A quality that makes someone want something, for example a place or job
1
3.7
A part of something that people like or notice
Something that brings people or gets attention because it is interesting
Antonyms
Compounds
How Tempting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lure comes from Old French leurre meaning 'decoy', so it began as something that draws animals in. That's why we now call a promise or sight that tempts people a lure — it 'pulls' or attracts you like a bait.