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noun
The tendency to attract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: pull
Antonyms: repellency
noun
The tendency to attract.
The state of being attractive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: pull, charisma, charm
Antonyms: repellency, creepiness, repulsiveness
noun
The tendency to attract.
An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Synonyms: pull, feature
Antonyms: repellency, blight
noun
The tendency to attract.
The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: pull
Antonyms: repellency
noun
The feeling of being attracted (to something), that is, being drawn toward it; a desire to be near or involved (in something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: repellency, repulsion
noun
The feeling of being attracted (to something), that is, being drawn toward it; a desire to be near or involved (in something).
Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a usually specified individual, kind of person, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: desire
Antonyms: repellency, repulsion
noun
An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: attractiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: affinity, allure, allurement, temptingness, binding, drawing power, fascination, lure, enticement, come-on, sexual attraction, show-stopper, showstopper
noun
a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feature, characteristic
Narrower terms: attention, tourist attraction
noun
an entertainment that is offered to the public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
Narrower terms: travelogue, travelog, counterattraction
noun
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: drawing card, draw, attractor, attracter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: entertainer
noun
the force by which one object attracts another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: attractive force
Antonyms: repulsion
Broader terms: force
Narrower terms: affinity, chemical bond, bond, gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force, van der Waal's forces
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dhregh-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attractiōder. Old French attractionbor. Middle English attraccioun English attraction From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.
Across languages
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