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attractive

adjectivecommon in dialogue

  • //əˈtɹæktɪv//

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

adjective

  1. 1

    Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

  2. 2

    Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

    That's a very attractive offer.

  3. 3

    Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

    He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.

    […] or I keysmash my feelings away every time there is an attractive picture of them that surfaced on the internet and since every picture is an attractive picture, let's just say my keyboard knows the pain I have to go through.

Etymology

From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractīvus, equivalent to attract + -ive.

Forms

comparative
more attractive
superlative
most attractive
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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