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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.
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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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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
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
appealing offensive, unpleasant, distasteful, displeasing, repulsive, disagreeable, unappealing, uninviting
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
attractive
adjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:
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:
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Translations
جَذَّابجَذّاب، خَلّاب، فاتِنمَحْبوب، جَذّاب
přitažlivýatraktivnílákavý
tiltalendetiltrækkende
viehättävä
privlačan
aîlaîandi
魅力的な
마음을 끌어당기는
privlačenzanimiv
attraktiv
มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด
hấp dẫn
attractive
[əˈtræktɪv] ADJ1. (= 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
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
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
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, interessanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
attract
(əˈtrӕkt) verb1. to cause (someone or something) to come towards. A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.
2. to arouse (someone's) liking or interest. She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.
atˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. the act or power of attracting. magnetic attraction.
2. something that attracts. The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.
atˈtractive (-tiv) adjective1. pleasant and good- looking. an attractive girl; young and attractive.
2. likeable; tempting. an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.
atˈtractively adverbatˈtractiveness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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