He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
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Allurement
/əˈlʊɚmənt/
Synonyms for "allurement" (100 found)
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capillary attractioncentripetal forcecharismacharmcoaxingcome oncome-onconningdecoydesirabilitydragdrawdrawing powerenchantmentengagementenlistmententicemententrapmentexhortationfascination
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interestinveiglementinvitationjawboninglikabilitylobbyinglovabilitylovelinesslovesomenessluremagicmagnetismmutual attractionpersuasionpreachingpreachmentpullpulling powersales talksalesmanship
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seducementseductionsellingsex appealsnaresnow jobsoft soapsolicitationstalesuasionsweet talksweetnesssympathytemptationtractiontraptugwheedlingwinning wayswinsomenesswitcherywooingworking on
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That though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.
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The sheer unimaginableness of coming into her mouth — of coming into anything other than the air or a tissue or a dirty sock — was an allurement too stupendous for a novice to forswear.
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