at·trac·tion ( -tr k sh n)n.1. The act or capability of attracting. 2. The quality of attracting; charm. 3. a. A feature or characteristic that attracts. b. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film. 4. a. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together. b. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another. |
attraction Noun 1. the act or quality of attracting 2. an interesting or desirable feature: the Scottishness of Scott is an attraction, but by no means his only merit 3. an object or place that people visit for interest: this carefully preserved tourist attraction 4. (of a magnet) a force by which one object attracts another
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | attraction - the force by which one object attracts anotheraffinity - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity - (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein van der Waal's forces - relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles | | 2. | attraction - an entertainment that is offered to the publicshow - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" | | 3. | attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"affinity - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" binding - the capacity to attract and hold something drawing power - the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) fascination - the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations" show-stopper, showstopper - something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; "she has a show-stopper of a smile"; "the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | | 4. | attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" attention - a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" | | 5. | attraction - an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" |
attraction noun 1. appeal, interest, draw, pull ( informal) come-on ( informal) charm, incentive, invitation, lure, bait, temptation, fascination, attractiveness, allure, inducement, magnetism, enchantment, endearment, enticement, captivation, temptingness, pleasingness
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