attraction
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2.1
- noun
- /əˈtrækʃən/
- It's normal for straight women to feel some attraction towards women.
- mutual attraction
- sexual attraction
- feel attraction
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Watch on YouTubeIf there's not even a basic attraction there at all, that's hard.
- If there's not even a basic attraction there at all, that's hard.
- But that's why I'm using the word attraction and not looks.
- But there is, there is an attraction to this business.
- Guys asking me out but the attraction is not mutual.
- The third secret for igniting attraction is a bit counterintuitive.
- So what you need is attraction, all right?
- And it's all about creating a sensual mutual attraction and mutual desire.
- Like you obviously have that attraction to excitement.
- You're in the people attraction business.
- I, you know, I do think there's such an attraction to your world.
- The underlying attraction on my side never went away.
- He says attraction plus an obstacle equals passion.
- You're beyond this, pacing the relationship as you build the attraction into a commitment.
Examples
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An administrator noted, "The attraction of I-BEST is that the programs are well laid out."
Academic text (2011) -
But the main attraction is of course, the device itself.
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But there is, there is an attraction to this business.
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Ever wonder what the attraction was?
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Always nice to know what the real attraction is.
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So this is about attraction, not promotion.
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Guys asking me out but the attraction is not mutual.
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The underlying attraction on my side never went away.
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This place seems to have a fatal attraction for lovers.
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The park's beautiful gardens are a major attraction for tourists.
Synonyms
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1.7
A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place
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2.6
A quality that makes something attractive to many people
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3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
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4.3
A quality that tempts people by promising a reward
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3.3
A feature of a product or service that makes people want to buy it
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3.2
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
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6.2
Something that attracts someone by offering a reward or pleasure
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7.9
A lively, exciting quality that makes someone or something stand out
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3.7
A part of something that people like or notice
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4.2
A person or thing that attracts many people to a place
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7.7
A quality that makes someone want something, for example a place or job
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5.1
Something that brings people or gets attention because it is interesting
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7.4
A quality that makes people pay attention and stay focused
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5.6
The quality that makes people want something
The quality of being attractive and making people want something
A quality that makes people want something and find it hard to refuse
A quality that makes people want something so much they cannot say no
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
The force that pulls two objects toward each other, for example toward a planet
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Attraction comes from the root tract, which means 'pull' and is the base of attract. That's why an attraction as a quality is what 'pulls' people to something or makes it appealing.