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attractive

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at·trac·tive  (-trktv)
adj.
1. Having the power to attract.
2. Pleasing to the eye or mind; charming.

at·tractive·ly adv.
at·tractive·ness n.

attractive
Adjective
appealing to the senses or mind
attractively adv
attractiveness n
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Adj.1.attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
inviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"
pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state
unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
2.attractive - having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
appealing - able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"
3.attractive - having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force";
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
repulsive - possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"

attractive
adjective 2. appealing, pleasing, inviting, fascinating, tempting, enticing, agreeable, irresistable << OPPOSITE unappealing
Translations
Spanish attractive [əˈtræktɪv] adjatractivo
French attractive [əˈtræktɪv] attract adjséduisant(e)attrayant(e)
German attractive [əˈtræktɪv] attract adjattraktiv;
(price, idea, offer) → verlockend, reizvoll

Italian attractive [əˈtræktɪv] adjattraente; [idea, offer, price] → allettante, interessante

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Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation.
The rock-thrush of Guiana, birds of Paradise, and some others, congregate; and successive males display their gorgeous plumage and perform strange antics before the females, which standing by as spectators, at last choose the most attractive partner.
Talking to Elizabeth was like talking to an attractive version of oneself.
 
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