attractive

at·trac·tive

 (ə-trăk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Pleasing to the senses or mind, as by being beautiful: plants with attractive flowers; an attractive painting.

2. Interesting because of the likelihood of being advantageous or profitable: an attractive business deal.

3. Having the power to attract: the attractive force of gravity.

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at·trac′tive·ly adv.

at·trac′tive·ness n.

at·trac·tiv′i·ty n.

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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.

atˈtractively adv

atˈtractiveness n

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at•trac•tive

(əˈtræk tɪv)

adj.

1. providing pleasure or delight, esp. in appearance or manner; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.

2. arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.: an attractive idea.

3. having the quality of attracting.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin]

at•trac′tive•ly, adv.

at•trac′tive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

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"

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attractive

adjective

1. seductive, charming, tempting, interesting, pleasing, pretty, fair, beautiful, inviting, engaging, likable or likeable, lovely, winning, sexy (informal), pleasant, handsome, fetching, good-looking, glamorous, gorgeous, magnetic, cute, irresistible, enticing, provocative, captivating, beguiling, alluring, bonny, winsome, comely, prepossessing He was always very attractive to women.
seductive unattractive, ugly, unsightly, unbecoming, unlikable or unlikeable

2. appealing, pleasing, inviting, fascinating, tempting, enticing, agreeable, irresistable Co-operation was more than just an attractive option.
appealing offensive, unpleasant, distasteful, displeasing, repulsive, disagreeable, unappealing, uninviting

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attractive

adjective

1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:

bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.

2. Having qualities that delight the eye:

beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

3. Pleasingly suited to the wearer:

becoming, flattering.

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Translations

جَذَّابجَذّاب، خَلّاب، فاتِنمَحْبوب، جَذّاب

přitažlivýatraktivnílákavý

tiltalendetiltrækkende

attraktivanziehendschönansprechend

ελκυστικός

atractivoatrayenteinteresanteapetecible

viehättävä

attrayantséduisantattirantattractifaffriolant

privlačan

aîlaîandi

attraenteattrattivoavvenenteappetibile

魅力的な

마음을 끌어당기는

aantrekkelijk

tiltrekkendeattraktivtiltalende

atrakcyjny

atraenteatrativo

привлекательныйсимпатичныйинтересный

privlačenzanimiv

attraktiv

มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด

çekicigüzelyakışıklı

hấp dẫn

吸引人的引起兴趣的有吸引力的诱人的

attractive

[əˈtræktɪv] ADJ

1. (= appealing to senses) [woman, picture, house, features] → atractivo; [voice, smile, personality] → atractivo, atrayente; [name] → bonito; [sound] → agradable
to find sb attractive → encontrar atractivo a algn
he was immensely attractive to women → las 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 her → la idea la atraía

3. (Phys) attractive power → fuerza f de atracción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

attractive

adj

→ attraktiv; personality, smile → anziehend; house, view, furnishings, picture, dress, location → reizvoll; story, music → nett, ansprechend; price, idea, offer → reizvoll, verlockend

(Phys) → Anziehungs-; attractive force → Anziehungskraft f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

attractive

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

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attract

(əˈtrӕkt) verb

1. to cause (someone or something) to come towards. A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention. aantrek يَجْذِب привличам atrair přitahovat, přivábit anziehen tiltrække; drage έλκωatraer külge tõmbama, köitma جذب کردن vetää puoleensa attirer לִמְשוֹך आकर्षित करना privlačiti vonz menarik draga að sér attrarre, attirare 引きつける 끌어당기다 (pa)traukti pievilkt; []saistīt menarik aantrekkentiltrekke, dra til segprzyciągać جذبول atrair a atrage притягивать; привлекать priťahovať, prilákať privlačiti; pritegniti privući dra till sig, attrahera ดึงดูด çekmek, toplamak 吸引 притягувати کھینچنا ، کشش رکھنا thu hút 吸引

2. to arouse (someone's) liking or interest. She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood. aantrek يَسْتَرعي الإنْتِباه، يَجْذِب الإنْتِباه притеглям atrair přitahovat anziehen tiltrække ελκύω, γοητεύωatraer veetlema مجذوب کردن؛ شیفتن viehättää attirer לִמְשוֹך मोहित करना privući felkelt (figyelmet) mempesona draga til sín, laða attrarre 魅惑する 매혹하다 traukti, masinti piesaistīt; valdzināt menarik hati aantrekkentiltrekke, sjarmereprzyciągać, zainteresować جذبول atrair a atrage пленять priťahovať privlačiti zainteresovati attrahera, locka ดึงดูดความสนใจ hayran etmek 引起(某人的)好感或興趣 приваблювати لبھانا ، رجھانا hấp dẫn 引起...的兴趣

atˈtraction (-ʃən) noun

1. the act or power of attracting. magnetic attraction. aantrekking جاذِبِيَّة привличане atração přitažlivost die Anziehungskraft tiltrækning έλξηatracción külgetõmbejõud جاذبه؛ ربایش vetovoima attraction; attiranceמשיכה मनमोहक privlačnost vonzás daya tarik aðlöðun attrazione 引きつける力 끄는 힘 trauka pievilkšana tarikan magnetik aantrekkingtiltrekning, sjarmprzyciąganie جاذبه ، راکښنه atracção atracţie притяжение príťažlivosť privlačna moč privlačnost dragningskraft, attraktion การดึงดูด çekicilik 吸引力 тяжіння کشش رکھنا sự hấp dẫn 吸引力

2. something that attracts. The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course. kenmerk, gerief شَيء جَذَّاب привлекателност atração atrakce, lákadlo die Attraktion attraktion; trækplaster θέλγητρο, ατραξιόνatracción tõmbenumber جاذبه؛ چیز جالب houkutus attraction אַטרַקציָה आकर्षण privlačnost vonz(ó)erő daya tarik það sem dregur að, aðdráttarafl attrattiva 呼びもの 매력 viliojantis dalykas, pagunda piesaistīšana; valdzinājums daya tarikan attractieattraksjon, trekkplasteratrakcja راکښ، جاذبه، جذبول atracção punct de atrac­ţie привлекательность; приманка atrakcia privlačnost atrakcija, zanimljivost attraktion, dragplåster สิ่งที่ดึงดูด özellik, hususiyet 吸引人的事物 привабливість; принада کشش دار ، پُر کشش cái thu hút 吸引人的事物

atˈtractive (-tiv) adjective

1. pleasant and good- looking. an attractive girl; young and attractive. aantreklik جَذّاب، خَلّاب، فاتِن привлекателен atraente atraktivní, přitažlivý attraktiv tiltrækkende ελκυστικόςatractivo veetlev جذاب؛ دلربا puoleensavetävä séduisant מוֹשֵך मनोहर privlačna csinos, vonzó menarik aðlaðandi attraente 美人の 매력 있는 patrauklus pievilcīgs; valdzinošs menarik aantrekkelijktiltrekkendeatrakcyjny راکښ، جاذب atraente atrăgător, încântător привлекательный príťažlivý privlačen privlačan attraktiv มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด güzel, yakışıklı 有吸引力的 привабливий دل موہ لینے والا ، پر کشش hấp dẫn 有吸引力的

2. likeable; tempting. an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive. aanloklik مَحْبوب، جَذّاب изкушаващ atraente atraktivní; lákavý ansprechend tiltalende; attraktiv δελεαστικόςatrayente; interesante ahvatlev گیرا؛ اغواکننده kiinnostava attrayantקוסם आकर्षक privlačan vonzó menarik aðlaðandi attraente, allettante 好ましい 사람을 끌어당기는 patrauklus, viliojantis pievilcīgs; vilinošs menarik aantrekkelijktiltalende, attraktivpociągający جاذب atraente intere­sant; plăcut привлекательный; заманчивый príťažlivý, lákavý privlačen prijatan; primamljiv tilltalande น่าพอใจ; ยั่วยวน çekici 吸引人的 привабливий; притягальний پسندیدہ quyến rũ 引起兴趣的，诱人的

atˈtractively adverb

aantreklik بِجاذِبِيَّه привлекателно atraentemente atraktivně attraktiv tiltalende; attraktivt ελκυστικά, δελεαστικά de manera atractiva veetlevalt با جذابیت houkuttelevasti d'une manière séduisante בְּצוּרָה מוֹשֶכֶת आकर्षक रूप से privlačno vonzó módon secara menarik á aðlaðandi hátt in modo attraente 魅力的に 매력적으로 patraukliai pievilcīgi; valdzinoši; vilinoši begitu menarik aantrekkelijktiltrekkende, attraktivt atrakcyjnie له جذابیت سره atraentemente (în mod) plăcut привлекательно zvodne privlačno privlačno attraktivt, tilltalande อย่างมีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด güzel, cezbedici tarzda 吸引人地 привабливо پر کشش طریقے سے hấp dẫn 有吸引力地

atˈtractiveness noun

aantreklikheid جاذِبِيَّه، فِتْنَه привлекателност atração přitažlivost, půvab die Attraktivität, der Reiz fordel; fordelagtighed ελκυστικότητα, θελκτικότητα atracción; atractivo veetlevus گیرایی؛ جذابیت vetovoima attrait, charme אַטרַקטִיוִויוּת आकर्षण privlačnost vonz(ó)erő pesona aðdráttarafl, þokki attrazione, attrattiva 魅力があること 매력 patrauklumas pievilcība; valdzinājums sungguh menarik aantrekkelijkheidsjarmatrakcyjność جذابیت atracção atracţie привлекатель– ность pôvab privlačnost privlačnost dragningskraft, lockelse ความน่าดึงดูด çekicilik, güzellik, alım 吸引力 привабливість کشش کی صفت sự quyến rũ 吸引力

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attractive

→ جَذَّاب 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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• You're very attractive (US)
  You are very attractive (UK) → أَنْتَ شَدِيدُ الـجَاذِبيَّةِ → Jsi velice atraktivní → Du er meget smuk → Sie sind sehr attraktiv → Σε βρίσκω πολύ ελκυστικό → Eres muy atractivo → Olet todella viehättävä → Tu es très beau → Vrlo ste privlačni → Sei molto attraente → あなたはとても魅力的です → 당신은 아주 매력적이에요 → Je bent erg aantrekkelijk → Du er svært tiltrekkende → Jesteś bardzo atrakcyjnym mężczyzną → Você é muito atraente → Вы очень привлекательны → Du är mycket vacker → คุณเป็นคนมีเสน่ห์มาก → Çok çekicisiniz → Bạn rất thu hút → 你很有魅力

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