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attractive

[ uh-trak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring:

    an attractive personality.

  2. arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.: an attractive price.

    an attractive idea;

    an attractive price.

  3. having the quality of attracting.


attractive

/ əˈٰæɪ /

adjective

  1. appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
  2. arousing interest

    an attractive opportunity

  3. possessing the ability to draw or pull

    an attractive force

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰپԱ, noun
  • ˈٰپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰt· adverb
  • ·ٰt·Ա noun
  • p··ٰt adjective
  • ܲa·ٰt adjective
  • un·ٰt· adverb
  • un·ٰt·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of attractive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English attractif, attractive, (from Middle French at(t)ractif ), from Late Latin ٳٰīܲ “(of a medicine) having drawing power, absorptive,” derivative of attractus , “drawn, contracted,” attract, -ive
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The feeling at this stage is California would be a more attractive proposition, if it came down to a choice between the two.

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My profile summarized “a smart, fit, attractive widow seeking a kind, committed life partner.”

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Bruce Winder, a retail analyst in Toronto, also says that for some shoppers, the convenience of live shopping might be too attractive.

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That was supposed to make NI an attractive location for manufacturing investment- "the world's most exciting economic zone" the former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it.

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And these positions could be made more attractive by the promise of advancement to union leadership positions, now too often the province of those who process membership grievances rather than working to widen unions’ reach.

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