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at·trac·tive
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əˈtræk
tɪv
/
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trak
-tiv
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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 idea; an attractive price.
3.
having the quality of
attracting
.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
attractif
(<
Middle French
) <
Late Latin
attractīvus
of a medicine with drawing power. See
attract
,
-ive
Related forms
at·trac·tive·ly,
adverb
at·trac·tive·ness,
noun
su·per·at·trac·tive,
adjective
su·per·at·trac·tive·ly,
adverb
su·per·at·trac·tive·ness,
noun
un·at·trac·tive,
adjective
un·at·trac·tive·ly,
adverb
un·at·trac·tive·ness,
noun
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attractive
(əˈtræktɪv)
—
adj
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
at'tractively
—
adv
at'tractiveness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
attractive
1530s, "absorptive," from Fr. attractif (14c.), from attract- (see
attract
). Meaning "having the quality of drawing people's eye or interest" is from 1580s; sense of "pleasing, alluring" is from c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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charming and
attractive
as well.
For example, maybe the interest rate won't be as
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as the one you had
at the old bank.
Flywheels are becoming an
attractive
means of storing electrical energy.
Rent rises typically support house prices by making home-ownership more
attractive
.
However, in some ways, warrants are often more
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than options.
Some bottles are
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enough to forfeit the return deposit.
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source for vaccines, since plants can be grown inexpensively on a large scale.
Many economists consider this an
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alternative to higher top marginal income-tax rates.
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