attractive
providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.: an attractive idea; an attractive price.
having the quality of attracting.
Origin of attractive
1Other words from attractive
- at·trac·tive·ly, adverb
- at·trac·tive·ness, noun
- su·per·at·trac·tive, adjective
- un·at·trac·tive, adjective
- un·at·trac·tive·ly, adverb
- un·at·trac·tive·ness, noun
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How to use attractive in a sentence
With falling temperatures, retreat has become a much more attractive option than before.
They have one big problem: Republican midterm gains had more to do with a sagging Democrat brand than an attractive GOP platform.
This will make your pupils dilate, making you more attractive.
She must be beautiful and attractive for her partner and bring home at least half of the family income.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe book thus has an attractive double “empathy,” a word that appears in all four parts.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe | Tom LeClair | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Little girls perhaps represent the attractive function of adornment: they like to be thought pretty.
Children's Ways | James SullyOrlean was regarded as a fairly attractive woman; but her chin, unlike that of the one before him, was inclined to retreat.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe animals were sold in April, 1876, the place not being sufficiently attractive.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThey certainly were attractive specimens of their race, and the Quaker miller who offered them had a most benignant countenance.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondAll agreed that there was something particularly attractive in her appearance.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for attractive
/ (əˈtræktɪv) /
appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
arousing interest: an attractive opportunity
possessing the ability to draw or pull: an attractive force
Derived forms of attractive
- attractively, adverb
- attractiveness, noun
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