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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 [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
attractively  adv
attractiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charmattractive - 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
Translations
attractive [əˈtræktɪv] ADJ
1. (= appealing to senses) [woman, picture, house, features] → atractivo; [voice, smile, personality] → atractivo, atrayente; [name] → bonito; [sound] → agradable
to find sb attractiveencontrar atractivo a algn
he was immensely attractive to womenlas mujeres lo encontraban muy atractivo, a las mujeres les parecía muy atractivo
2. (= interesting) [price, salary, offer] → atractivo; [option, plan, prospect] → atrayente
the idea was attractive to herla idea la atraía
3. (Phys) attractive powerfuerza f de atracción

attractive [əˈtræktɪv] adj [person] → séduisant(e), attrayant(e); [voice] → séduisant(e); [place, object] → attrayant(e); [proposition, prospect] → attrayant(e); [rate, offer] → attrayant(e)
She's very attractive → Elle est très séduisante.
He was very attractive to women → Les femmes le trouvaient très séduisant.

attractive
adj
attraktiv; personality, smileanziehend; house, view, furnishings, picture, dress, locationreizvoll; story, musicnett, ansprechend; price, idea, offerreizvoll, verlockend
(Phys) → Anziehungs-; attractive forceAnziehungskraft f

attractive [əˈtræktɪv] adj (person, dress, place) → attraente, affascinante; (idea, offer, price) → allettante, interessante

attractive جذاب přitažlivý tiltrækkende anziehend ελκυστικός atractivo viehättävä attirant privlačan attraente 魅力的な 마음을 끌어당기는 aantrekkelijk tiltrekkende atrakcyjny atraente привлекательный attraktiv มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด çekici hấp dẫn 吸引人的


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