lure

Significat (English)

Noun

1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
2. An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
3. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
4. A velvet smoothing brush.

Verb

1. To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
2. To attract fish with a lure.
3. To recall a hawk with a lure.

Synonyms

entice

bait

tempt

seduce

decoy

allure

enticement

attract

temptation

attraction

seduction

induce

draw

allurement

inducement

beguile

charm

come-on

fascinate

ensnare

inveigle

seductiveness

trap

🪤

deceive

appeal

call

captivate

fascination

cajole

beckon

mislead

invitation

persuade

hook

🪝

cheat

coax

snare

bewitch

loveliness

affinity

enchant

incentive

influence

invite

invite out

defraud

magnetize

mesmerize

delude

please

spinner

enamor

encouragement

sweetener

enrapture

tease

trick

entrap

wile

captivation

fly

✈️

fool

grace

contain

use stratagem towards

appeal to

blandish

blarney

carrot

🥕

carry away

cast a spell

con

court

delight

double-cross

draw away

draw on

drift

energy

entangle

excite

extort

fake

fishhook

fodder

foment

hoax

hoodwink

hypnotize

imitation

incite

intrigue

magnetise

magnetism

mash

pacify

pull

pull in

rope in

screw

sop

steerer

stimulus

stool pigeon

swindle

take in

tantalize

titillate

traction

troll

🧌

vamp

win

woo

animal food

prevail upon

pull out a fish

artificial fly

motivation

persuasion

obtain by coaxing

fish lure

attract by deceptive means

bargaining chip

fisherman’s lure

streamer fly

spoon bait

deal craftily with

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/l(j)ʊə/

Etimologia (English)

Cognate with francès: leurre

Cognate with anglès: allure

Cognate with alemany: Luder

In summary

From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).