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   At·trac·tion

   /əˈtrakSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something: "the timeless attraction of a good tune" Similar appealattractivenessdesirabilityseductivenessseductionallureallurementmagnetismanimal magnetismsexual magnetismcharismacharmbeautygood looksglamourmagicspellpulldrawlureenticemententrancementtemptationinducementinterestfascinationenchantmentcaptivationinformal:come-onOpposite repulsion
   • ▪ a quality or feature that evokes interest, liking, or desire: "this reform has many attractions for those on the left"
   • ▪ a place which draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure: "the church is the town's main tourist attraction" Similar entertainmentactivitydiversioninterestfeaturecrowd-pleaser
   • ▪ a force under the influence of which objects tend to move toward each other: "gravitational attraction" Similar pulldrawmagnetismOpposite repulsion
   • ▪ the influence exerted by one word on another which causes it to change to an incorrect form, e.g. the wages of sin is (for are) death.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues): from Latin attractio(n-), from the verb attrahere (see attract).

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   What is attraction noun?

   • Definition of attraction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] an interesting or lively place to go or thing to do Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden. Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band.

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   What does it mean to be attracted to someone?

   • Attraction is a feeling of liking someone, and often of being sexually interested in them. Our level of attraction to the opposite sex has more to do with confidence than how we look. His love for her was not just physical attraction. An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.

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   What is an attraction at a fair?

   • Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band. [countable, uncountable] a feature, quality, or person that makes something seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day. City life holds little attraction for me.

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   What is attraction in physics?

   • the act, power, or property of attracting. the subtle attraction of her strange personality. The main attraction was the after-dinner speaker. The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation. Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.

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   The charm or special quality of something that draws you to it is its attraction. The attraction of a college might be its sports program, for example, or the attraction of a job might be its high pay.

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   [countable, uncountable] a feature, quality or person that makes something seem interesting and fun, and worth having or doing. I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day. City life holds little attraction for me. She is the star attraction of the show. And there’s the added attraction of free champagne on all flights.

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    [countable, uncountable] a feature, quality, or person that makes something seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day. City life holds little attraction for me. She is the star attraction of the show. And there's the added attraction of free champagne on all flights.