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View synonyms for attractive

attractive

[uh-trak-tiv]

adjective

  1. providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring.

    an attractive personality.

  2. arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.: an attractive price.

    an attractive idea;

    an attractive price.

  3. having the quality of attracting.



attractive

/ əˈtræktɪv /

adjective

  1. appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc

  2. arousing interest

    an attractive opportunity

  3. possessing the ability to draw or pull

    an attractive force

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Other Word Forms

  • attractiveness noun
  • attractively adverb
  • superattractive adjective
  • unattractive adjective
  • unattractively adverb
  • unattractiveness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attractive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English attractif, attractive, (from Middle French at(t)ractif ), from Late Latin attractīvus “(of a medicine) having drawing power, absorptive,” derivative of attractus , “drawn, contracted,” attract, -ive
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Example Sentences

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Skipper could now be considered a more attractive candidate for UCLA’s coaching vacancy than Michigan State’s Jonathan Smith, the Pasadena native who has appeared on many candidate lists.

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Many organisations in the country are not prepared for attacks and are willing to pay ransoms, which makes them attractive to hackers, he added.

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Its dividend yield spreads over risk-free yields would then remain attractive, they say.

For investors with longer time horizons, however, these volatile periods often create attractive entry points, said Cawley.

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One evening in the late 1950s, in Tokyo Station, a waitress is witnessed boarding a train in the company of an attractive young man.

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