attraction
Americannoun
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the act, power, or property of attracting.
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attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement.
the subtle attraction of her strange personality.
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a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures, or entices.
The main attraction was the after-dinner speaker.
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a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature.
The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation.
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Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.
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an entertainment offered to the public.
noun
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the act, power, or quality of attracting
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a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract
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a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force
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a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another element
Other Word Forms
- attractionally adverb
- reattraction noun
- superattraction noun
Etymology
Origin of attraction
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English attraccioun, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin attractiōn-, stem of attractiō; equivalent to attract + -ion
Example Sentences
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The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope that’s both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.
From Los Angeles Times
It is not the first time the park which operates a zoo, animal refuge and dinosaur attraction has warned of financial struggles.
From BBC
Reardon grew up in South Dakota’s Black Hills and says she chimes in on restaurants, attractions and hiking in a Facebook group focused on that destination.
The factory, which offers tours and a visitor’s center, is a popular tourist attraction in Fairfield.
From Los Angeles Times
It has endured for 70 years because its attractions, by and large, reflect cultural myths.
From Los Angeles Times
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