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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Amazon, like other Magnificent Seven stocks, is also a more attractive buy than it used to be.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
If public markets are more attractive for companies to list, more value creation can happen there — meaning more upside can be available to individual investors through low-cost products.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, low inflation came with low interest rates, making it attractive to own high-growth tech stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The newly described species include S. arabicus and S. somalicus, named after the regions where they were found, and S. speciosus, which takes its name from its vivid and attractive coloration.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
But I’d also seen pictures of handsome men with symmetrical faces and proper noses—the kind of man girls found attractive, with a strong chin, chiseled jaw, and piercing eyes.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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