allicientadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈlɪʃnt/, U.S.

/əˈlɪʃ(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin allicient-, alliciēns, allicere.

Etymology: < classical Latin allicient-, alliciēns, present participle of allicere to entice (see allect v.). Compare earlier alliciate v.

Now literary and rare.

A. adj.

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing towards; that attracts or entices; attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]

gracious1340

glorious skinnyc1400

drawing1435

gracefulc1449

attrayant1477

well-favoured1539

alluring1567

graceda1586

attracting1589

attractive1592

winning1596

appealing1598

taking1603

allicient1613

enchantinga1616

motive1615

temptinga1616

allurant1631

catchinga1640

gaining1642

canny1643

charmful1656

charming1664

mignon1671

disarminga1718

prepossessing1737

seducing1749

seductive176.

eye-catching1770

sweet1779

catchy1784

attaching1785

engaging1816

cute1834

cunning1843

taky1854

cynosural1855

smart1860

fetching1880

seductious1883

fruity1900

barry1923

hot stuff1928

swoony1934

dishy1961

dolly1964

jiggy1996

aegyo2007

1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies xxiii. 84 The disponent vertue first worketh, then the allicient and Adamantiue vertue in them, both for vnition.

?1665 T. Jordan Wit in Wildernesse of Promiscuous Poesie sig. †† What can be more allicient then to see Men move with mathematique majesty?

1729 tr. H. Boerhaave Treat. Venereal Dis. 55 Let..the Glans be rolled up in a Cataplasm that is emollient, laxative, allicient, anodyne, and always opposing Putrefaction.

1831 P. Heidiger Didoniad i. 20 All rosy smiles..Allicient, blooming like immortal Hebe.

1855 T. S. Henderson Olga vi. 164 The allicient magnet's wondrous force.

1922 E. Chipp Doubting Castle 56 There was about her none of the allicient charm that attracts the average man.

1987 D. Brin Uplift War 267 The yacht's skin, once allicient and pretty, was now seared and scored from near-miss after near-miss.

†B. n.

That which attracts something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > that which

attractive1581

attracter1606

attractor1646

allicient1658

attrahent1661

attractant1814

1658 J. Robinson Calm Ventilation Pseudodoxia Epidemica in Endoxa 121 The awakened needle, with joy, leapeth towards its allicient.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allicient
释义	allicientadj.n. Brit. /əˈlɪʃnt/, U.S. /əˈlɪʃ(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin allicient-, alliciēns, allicere. Etymology: < classical Latin allicient-, alliciēns, present participle of allicere to entice (see allect v.). Compare earlier alliciate v. Now literary and rare. A. adj. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing towards; that attracts or entices; attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies xxiii. 84 The disponent vertue first worketh, then the allicient and Adamantiue vertue in them, both for vnition. ?1665 T. Jordan Wit in Wildernesse of Promiscuous Poesie sig. †† What can be more allicient then to see Men move with mathematique majesty? 1729 tr. H. Boerhaave Treat. Venereal Dis. 55 Let..the Glans be rolled up in a Cataplasm that is emollient, laxative, allicient, anodyne, and always opposing Putrefaction. 1831 P. Heidiger Didoniad i. 20 All rosy smiles..Allicient, blooming like immortal Hebe. 1855 T. S. Henderson Olga vi. 164 The allicient magnet's wondrous force. 1922 E. Chipp Doubting Castle 56 There was about her none of the allicient charm that attracts the average man. 1987 D. Brin Uplift War 267 The yacht's skin, once allicient and pretty, was now seared and scored from near-miss after near-miss. †B. n. That which attracts something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > that which attractive1581 attracter1606 attractor1646 allicient1658 attrahent1661 attractant1814 1658 J. Robinson Calm Ventilation Pseudodoxia Epidemica in Endoxa 121 The awakened needle, with joy, leapeth towards its allicient. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1613
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