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attractive

[uh-trak-tiv] Example Sentences Origin

at·trac·tive

[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 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

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
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un·at·trac·tive, adjective
un·at·trac·tive·ly, adverb
un·at·trac·tive·ness, noun
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Example Sentences
  • In recent years, he said, he has noticed not only that there are more women playing but that they are better and more attractive.
  • The department offers an attractive teaching load and strong support for professional development.
  • They deemed the men wearing the deodorant more attractive.
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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

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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.
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