unattractive

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

unattractive (ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv)

—*adj*
1.	not appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
2.	not arousing interest: an unattractive proposition

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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.

unattractive

1775, from un- (1) "not" + attractive (see attract).

Example sentences

In one, she had adults rate photos of human faces on a spectrum from attractive

to unattractive.

However, peeling can appear unattractive, and you may have the urge to pull the

skin.

So on your theory that kind of diet could be expected to produce an

unattractive smell.

Even so, the high tax bill that would be triggered by a break-up could make

this an unattractive option.

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Matching Quote

"The foreground in a picture is always unattractive ... Art demands that the interest of the canvas should be placed in the far distance, where lies take refuge, those dreams which blossom out of fact and are man's only love."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline