attractive feature
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3.7
- noun
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característica atractiva
- I know some Asian countries consider wide eyes and pale skin an attractive feature.
- the most attractive feature
The apartment's most attractive feature was it's white marble Mantel and hearth where the Moors displayed their family heirlooms.
- The apartment's most attractive feature was it's white marble Mantel and hearth where the Moors displayed their family heirlooms.
- And it involves at very least a second layer of transactions where the whole element of trust that is one of the key attractive features of Bitcoin.
Examples
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What do you think is my most attractive feature?
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Metropolitan areas around the country continue to suffer the debilitating consequences of well-meaning government interventions that have had the unintended effect of undermining many of the most attractive features of older cities, including informal neighborly interactions and lively public places.
Academic text (1999) -
Another attractive feature of the game is that it can be learned in a few minutes.
Academic text (2018) -
Sensible tax policies are another attractive feature of many emerging markets.
Blog text (11) -
Adult learning centers must be centrally located to other daily activities or have some attractive feature that will draw participants.
Academic text (1992) -
Its most attractive feature is its extremely long half-life, which allows for dosing intervals of up to 40 hours.
Academic text (2017) -
An attractive feature of spreadsheets is their ability to promote user satisfaction at widely differing levels of sophistication of use.
Academic text (1992) -
An attractive feature of BEC in dilute atomic gases is that it can be theoretically described from first principles.
Academic text (1999) -
The purported ethnic homogeneity of the barrio is another attractive feature of the place as a research site, facilitating the conceptualization of the barrio as a coherent unit of study.
Academic text (2002) -
What do you think is my most attractive feature?
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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2.1
A quality that makes something interesting to people
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7.2
A quality that makes a person or thing seem mysterious and attractive
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4.3
A quality that tempts people by promising a reward
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6.7
A thing that draws people or attention, like free food at an event
Something that brings people or gets attention because it is interesting
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'attractive' (pleasing or desirable) modifies 'feature' (a characteristic), so the phrase denotes a characteristic that is pleasing or draws interest. This adjective+noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Attractive feature comes from two simple words: attractive meaning 'drawing attention' and feature meaning 'a part or quality'. Picture a bright sign or a lovely garden that catches your eye, so it means a pleasing part that gets people's interest.