English adjective: attractive | |||
| 1. | attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm | ||
| Samples | A remarkably attractive young man. An attractive personality. Attractive clothes. A book with attractive illustrations. | ||
| Similar | bewitching, captivating, charismatic, cunning, cute, dinky, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glossy, hypnotic, irresistible, magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, personable, photogenic, piquant, prepossessing, showy, spellbinding, taking, winning, winsome | ||
| See also | beautiful, inviting, pleasing, seductive | ||
| Attribute | attractiveness | ||
| Antonyms | unattractive | ||
| 2. | attractive having power to arouse interest | ||
| Samples | An attractive opportunity. The job is attractive because of the pay. | ||
| Similar | appealing | ||
| Antonyms | unappealing | ||
| 3. | attractive having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull | ||
| Samples | An attractive force. | ||
| Attribute | magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Antonyms | repulsive | ||