Meaning of ATTRACTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'traktiv
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- [adj] pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
- [adj] having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
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| | Synonyms: | | appealing, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, cunning, cute, dinky, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, hypnotic, irresistible, magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, personable, photogenic, piquant, prepossessing, spellbinding, taking, winning, winsome |
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| | Antonyms: | | unattractive | | |
| | See Also: | | beautiful, inviting, pleasing, seductive | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
graces.'' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.'' --Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
-- {At*tract"ive*ly}, adv. -- {At*tract"ive*ness}, n.
\At*tract"ive\, n.
That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.
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