Home › Words › A › allectiveallectiveallective means alluring.EtymologyBorrowed from Medieval Latin allectīvus (“that allures”).adjAlluring.nounAn allurement, enticement.e.g.“disease that will not yield to the allectives of cordials and perfumes” — 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd editionDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.allectation 88% match — enticement; allurement vs allective →allect 86% match — To allure; to entice; to sway. vs allective →allicient 73% match — That attracts; attractive. vs allective →alluring 68% match — Having the power to allure. vs allective →allurance 67% match — allurement vs allective →enticing 66% match — That entices; alluring; attractive; charming vs allective →allurer 66% match — One who is alluring. vs allective →lurement 65% match — Synonym of allurement (“enticement”). vs allective →