allurement
31fascination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. charm, attraction, allurement, captivation; bewilder ment; enchantment, spell; obsession. See pleasure, wonder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. charm, power, enchantment; see attraction 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
32glamour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. charm, romance, enchantment, allure; sex appeal. See attraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. allurement, charm, attraction; see beauty 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. allure, charm, appeal,… …
33temptation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attraction, enticement, allurement; bait; siren song; provocativeness. See desire. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lure, attraction, fascination, appeal, inducement, bait, fancy, hankering, provocation, yen.… …
34enchantment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Magic] Syn. witchery, sorcery, magic spell, charm; see magic 1 . 2. [Great delight] Syn. captivation, allurement, fascination; see attraction 1 , happiness 2 , rapture 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The power or… …
35invitation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of inviting] Syn. summons, solicitation, request, bidding, call, compliments, bid*, invite*; see also request . 2. [That which invites] Syn. note, card, message, call, encouragement, overture, offer, proposition,… …
36seduction — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enticement, temptation, bewitchment, subjugation, corruption; see also rape , violation 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. persuasion, enticement, temptation, allurement, tantalizing, trap, beguile ment, tease. III (Roget …
37Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …
38allure — (v.) c.1400, from Anglo Fr. alurer, O.Fr. aleurer to attract, captivate; train a falcon to hunt, from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + loirre falconer s lure, from a Frankish word (see LURE (Cf. lure)), perhaps influenced by Fr. allure gait, way of… …
39charm — n 1. attractiveness, appeal, allure, allurement, desirability, desirableness; pleasingness, engag ingness, delightfulness, pleasantness, harmony, har moniousness; beauty, beautifulness, pulchritude, loveliness, prettiness, comeliness; grace,… …
40whet — v 1. sharpen, point, hone, strop, edge, put an edge on, taper; grind, mill, stone, file, rasp; smooth, abrade, rub, scrape. 2. stimulate, acuminate, awaken, arouse, rouse, stir; quicken, energize, inspire, kindle, fire; titillate, excite, fillip …
