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English adjective: attractive

1. attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm


SamplesA remarkably attractive young man.
An attractive personality.
Attractive clothes.
A book with attractive illustrations.


Similarbewitching, 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 alsobeautiful, inviting, pleasing, seductive


Attributeattractiveness


Antonymsunattractive

2. attractive having power to arouse interest


SamplesAn attractive opportunity.
The job is attractive because of the pay.


Similarappealing


Antonymsunappealing

3. attractive having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull


SamplesAn attractive force.


Attributemagnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism


Domain categorynatural philosophy, physics


Antonymsrepulsive









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