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   attraction

   /əˈtrakʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or power of evoking interest in 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 towards 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 the meaning of attraction?

   • feeling Attraction is a feeling of liking someone. place An attraction is something that people can go to for interest or enjoyment, for example, a famous building. The walled city is an important tourist attraction. 4 meanings: 1. the act, power, or quality of attracting 2. a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract 3. a force....

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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 does attracting mean?

   • n. 1. the act, power, or property of attracting. 2. attractive quality; magnetic charm; allurement. 3. a person or thing that draws, attracts, or entices. 4. a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature: The chief attraction of the party was the good food.

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   What attracts you to something?

   • 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. An attraction can be a physical force as well as a psychological one — though sometimes, as with love, it can be hard to tell the two apart.

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     ATTRACTION meaning: 1. something that makes people want to...

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     attraction definicja: 1. something that makes people want to...

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     CHECK OUT definition: 1. to leave a hotel after paying and...

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     ATTRACTION translate: привлекательность,...

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     attraction translate: atrakcja, pociąg, przyciąganie,...

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   The meaning of ATTRACTION is the act, process, or power of attracting. How to use attraction in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Attraction.

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   An attraction is something that people can go to for interest or enjoyment, for example a famous building.

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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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   noun. /əˈtrækʃn/. /əˈtrækʃn/. [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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   Define attraction. attraction synonyms, attraction pronunciation, attraction translation, English dictionary definition of attraction. n. 1. The act or capability of attracting. 2. The quality of attracting; charm. 3. a. A feature or characteristic that attracts. b. A person, place, thing,...

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   ATTRACTION meaning: 1 : something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do; 2 : a performer who people want to see.