attractive
Americanadjective
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providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring.
an attractive personality.
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arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.: an attractive price.
an attractive idea;
an attractive price.
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having the quality of attracting.
adjective
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appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
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arousing interest
an attractive opportunity
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possessing the ability to draw or pull
an attractive force
Other Word Forms
- attractively adverb
- attractiveness noun
- superattractive adjective
- unattractive adjective
- unattractively adverb
- unattractiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of attractive
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
Example Sentences
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Until the past decade, what was missing was the good jobs to keep a critical mass of that attractive workforce in the city.
From BBC
I was drawn to Mo initially, because they’re attractive, but it was nice to meet someone who can be really silly.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’ll have to compete in our portfolio versus attractive investments in many other parts of the world. With the right changes, we certainly could see our operations in the footprint expand in Venezuela.”
They also pointed to “attractive” price rises on spare parts over the next year, something that few global industrials or subsectors of those can keep imposing.
From MarketWatch
The Swiss franc appreciated against the U.S. dollar in January, which makes Switzerland’s imports cheaper but exports less attractive to foreign buyers.
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