allure

Preposition: of

• city: You'll have the afternoon to soak up the ambiance and allure of this romantic city as you explore on your own.
• life: So the allure of the solitary life progressively entrances him.
• race: Gilroy, P. ( 2001 ) Between camps: nations, cultures and the allure of race, Penguin Books, London.
• woman: Reasons offered for this have ranged from too much tequila and the allure of Mexican women to land grants offered by the Mexican government.
• photography: Dominika, painted in greyscale, has the allure of outdated photography suggestive of distinctively Eastern European chic.
• gold: The glint and allure of gold is not what 'proper ' , serious archeology is or ought to be about.

Converse of subject

seduce: It may have looked Japanese, but it was what the poeple wanted, seduced by the allure of the then upmarket Rover badge.

Converse of object

• resist: Who can resist the allure of Player @ Rush.
• hold: This area holds a special allure not only to wine lovers!
• have: Unfortunately it just doesn't have the allure to make you feel like you are there in the theater.
• offer: It offers the allure of development alchemy -- turning the poor into good credit.
• understand: That the Mursi women, who stretch their lips from youth to wear clay plates, can't understand the allure of lipstick?
• capture: The twin smoke stacks are there only to capture the allure of a bygone era.

Adjective modifier

• sexual: Once beautiful, she spoke on her preview tape of her all-conquering sexual allure.
• special: This area holds a special allure not only to wine lovers!
• great: But perhaps the hotel's greatest allure is its atmosphere.
• certain: For history buffs the village of Bethanie holds a certain allure.
• mysterious: I guess there lays the mysterious allure that makes you wonder just what could be on the grooves inside.
• powerful: Her facial expression is less fixed and archaic, and she radiates a powerful allure.

Possessives

region: Beside the scenery, part of the region's allure is its distinct Celtic culture.