attractive
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractivus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)
- Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
- Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
- That's a very attractive offer.
- Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of the opposite sex.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
SynonymsEdit
- (causing attraction): magnetic
- (having the ability to charm): See Thesaurus:attractive
- (pleasing or appealing to the senses): See Thesaurus:beautiful
AntonymsEdit
- (having the power of charming): repulsive, ugly
- (pleasing or appealing to the senses): repulsive, ugly
- unattractive
HyponymsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
having the quality of attracting by inherent force
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having the power of charming
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pleasing or appealing to the senses
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ReferencesEdit
- attractive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- attractive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- attractive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
attractive
LatinEdit
AdjectiveEdit
attractīve