attractive

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
    having power to arouse interest
    having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull

Word Origin

attractive (adj.)
late 14c., "absorptive," from Middle French attractif (14c.), from attract-, past participle stem of attrahere (see attract). Meaning "having the quality of drawing people's eye or interest" is from 1580s; sense of "pleasing, alluring" is from c. 1600. Related: Attractively; attractiveness.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

repulsive

Example

1. The stockmarket is a comparatively attractive savings destination .
2. Share prices of cement manufacturers are also looking attractive .
3. Being concentrated on a task is attractive to women .
4. It is one of our most attractive qualities .
5. She 's a very attractive woman .

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