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: the action or power of drawing forth a response : an attractive quality

: a force acting mutually between particles of matter, tending to draw them together, and resisting their separation

: something that attracts or is intended to attract people by appealing to their desires and tastes

Synonyms

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attraction, affinity, sympathy mean the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together.

attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it.

felt an attraction to danger

affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn.

an affinity for mathematics

sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence.

Example Sentences

The waterfall continues to be the main attraction at the park.

The town’s big attraction for movie lovers is the annual film festival.

She is the star attraction of the show.

There’s a strong sexual attraction between them.

His attraction to her grew over the course of their time together.

A good relationship is based on more than just physical attraction.

I understand the attraction of skydiving, but I could never do it.

What are the attractions of owning your own business?

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Their curiosity about each other builds from scene to scene, and the film tracks how the buzz of meeting someone new can morph into mutual attraction—and, eventually, genuine affection.

—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2023

All the major theme parks have new attractions this summer.

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—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023

Museums, theaters, bars and restaurants abound, but this is also a city with fantastic outdoor attractions, as well.

—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023

The world’s first art amusement park comes back to life in this collection, which features the contributions of Salvador Dalí, Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hockney and others who designed attractions for the original park, which opened in Germany in 1987.

—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023

The venue also serves as a nightlife attraction for residents in and around the city.

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler

The first known use of attraction was
circa 1575

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at·trac·tion

(ə-trăk′shən)

1. The act or capability of attracting.

2. The quality of attracting; charm.

a. A feature or characteristic that attracts.

b. A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.

a. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.

b. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

attraction

(əˈtrækʃən)

1. the act, power, or quality of attracting

2. a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract

3. (General Physics) a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force

4. (Linguistics) a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another element

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

at•trac•tion

(əˈtræk ʃən)

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.

5. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.

6. an entertainment offered to the public; spectacle.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin]

at•trac′tion•al•ly, adv.

Attraction

Absorbing as a love affair —Elyse Sommer
(A charismatic man) attracting young men to himself like filings to a magnet —Linda West Eckhardt
Come at him [girls to a boy] like ducks to popcorn —Max Apple
Drawn to as children to amusement parks —Anon
Drawn to as bathers to seashore —Anon
Drawn to as readers to a library —Anon
Drawn to us warily but helplessly, like a starved deer —Louise Erdrich
Drew … like pipers charming rats —Lynne Sharon Schwartz In her novel, Disturbances in the Field, Schwartz alludes to ideas that are attractive to the heroine and her college friends.
Drew (many confidences …) as unintentionally as a magnet draws steel filings —Vita Sackville-West
Enchanted … like a meadow full of four-leaf clovers —Mary McCarthy
Fascinated like sick people are fascinated by anything … any scrap of news about their own case —James Thurber
Fascinating and fantastic as toys in a shop window to a little poor boy in the street —Isak Dinesen
Fascinating as a burning fuse —William McGivern, about fellow writer Michael Gilbert’s espionage novel, Overdrive.
Whenever a simile is used to praise a book, it is invariably highlighted on the book jacket or in ads, as this one was.
(The salesgirls) fell on me like pigeons on breadcrumbs —Judith Rascoe
Had drawn her to him like a flower to the sun —John Le Carré
(The warm sweet center of her) had taken hold of him like a hand —John Yount
Held her mesmerized like a snake —Julia O’Faolain
He moves to you like a stable hand to a new horse —Allan Miller
This comes from Miller’s dramatization of D. H. Lawrence’s short novel, The Fox. It did not appear in the Lawrence text.
Irresistible [thoughts] as intruders who force their way into your house —Dan Wakefield
Like children taking peeps at pantry shelves, we think we’re tempted when we tempt ourselves —Arthur Guiterman
Men just love to buzz around me like there was a sweet smell coming from me —Pat Conroy
Mesmerizing as a flickering neon sign —Anon
(Kept watching because) something about her stayed with me. Like a cold matzo ball —Nat Hentoff
Take to the way a hypochondriac takes to a bed —Lorrie Moore
Temptation leapt on him like the stab of a knife —Edith Wharton
Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength —Marguerite de Valois
Took to as an ant to a picnic —Harry Prince
Took to it . like a retriever to water-ducks —Ouida
Was drawn to … as if by strong cords —Aharon Appelfeld

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	attraction — the force by which one object attracts another attractive force affinity — (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody bond, chemical bond — an electrical force linking atoms force — (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; «force equals mass times acceleration» gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity — (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth’s mass for bodies near its surface; «the more remote the body the less the gravity»; «the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them»; «gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love»—Albert Einstein magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism — attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force van der Waal’s forces — relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles repulsion, repulsive force — the force by which bodies repel one another
	2.	attraction — an entertainment that is offered to the public travelog, travelogue — a film or illustrated lecture on traveling counterattraction — a rival attraction show — a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; «they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway»
	3.	attraction — the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; «her personality held a strange attraction for him» attractiveness affinity — a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; «an affinity for politics»; «the mysterious affinity between them»; «James’s affinity with Sam» allure, temptingness, allurement — the power to entice or attract through personal charm binding — the capacity to attract and hold something drawing power — the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) fascination — the capacity to attract intense interest; «he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations» lure, come-on, enticement — qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward sexual attraction — attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire showstopper, show-stopper — something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal; «she has a show-stopper of a smile»; «the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper» quality — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; «the quality of mercy is not strained»—Shakespeare
	4.	attraction — a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; «flowers are an attractor for bees» attractive feature, magnet, attracter, attractor characteristic, feature — a prominent attribute or aspect of something; «the map showed roads and other features»; «generosity is one of his best characteristics» attention — a general interest that leads people to want to know more; «She was the center of attention» tourist attraction — a characteristic that attracts tourists
	5.	attraction — an entertainer who attracts large audiences; «he was the biggest drawing card they had» attracter, attractor, drawing card, draw entertainer — a person who tries to please or amuse

attraction

noun

1. appeal, interest, draw, pull (informal), come-on (informal), charm, incentive, invitation, lure, bait, temptation, fascination, attractiveness, allure, inducement, magnetism, enchantment, endearment, enticement, captivation, temptingness, pleasingness It was never a physical attraction, just a meeting of minds.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

attraction

noun

The power or quality of attracting:

allure, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.

Translations

přitažlivostatrakcelákadlo

tiltrækningtrækplasterattraktion

vetovoima

privlačnost

aîlöîunòaî sem dregur aî, aîdráttarafl

魅力

끌어당기기

privlačnostzanimivost

attraktion

การดึงดูดความสนใจ

sự hấp dẫn

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

attraction

[əˈtrækʃ^ən] n

(towards sb, sth) → attirance f
the physical attraction between them → l’attirance physique qu’ils éprouvaient l’un pour l’autre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

attraction

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

attract

(əˈtrӕkt) verb

1. to cause (someone or something) to come towards. A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.

2. to arouse (someone’s) liking or interest. She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.

atˈtraction (-ʃən) noun

1. the act or power of attracting. magnetic attraction.

2. something that attracts. The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.

atˈtractive (-tiv) adjective

1. pleasant and good- looking. an attractive girl; young and attractive.

2. likeable; tempting. an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.

atˈtractively adverbatˈtractiveness noun

attraction

→ جَاذِبِيَّة přitažlivost tiltrækning Anziehungskraft έλξη atracción vetovoima attraction privlačnost attrazione 魅力 끌어당기기 aantrekkelijkheid tiltrekning atrakcyjność atração привлекательность attraktion การดึงดูดความสนใจ çekim sự hấp dẫn 吸引力

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

at·trac·tion

n. atracción;

to feel ___ to → sentirse atraído por.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Other forms: attractions

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. Planets have a gravitational attraction to each other, as do opposite magnetic poles. Attraction can also refer to a public entertainment, such as a popular place or a performer or event. You might line up to visit a tourist attraction, or look forward to seeing the main attraction go onstage.

Definitions of attraction

noun

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

“her personality held a strange
attraction for him”

synonyms:

attractiveness
noun

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
noun

an entertainment that is offered to the public
noun

an entertainer who attracts large audiences
noun

the force by which one object attracts another

synonyms:

attractive force

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Antonyms:

repulsion, repulsive force

the force by which bodies repel one another

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affinity

(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

bond, chemical bond

an electrical force linking atoms

gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth’s mass for bodies near its surface

magnetic attraction, magnetic force, magnetism

attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

van der Waal’s forces

relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles

covalent bond

a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

cross-link, cross-linkage

a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule

hydrogen bond

a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond

electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bond

a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion

metallic bond

a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs

peptide bond, peptide linkage

the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide

solar gravity

the gravity of the sun

electromagnetism

magnetism produced by an electric current

antiferromagnetism

magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature

diamagnetism

phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet

ferromagnetism

phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed

paramagnetism

materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed

type of:

force

(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

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What do we mean by attraction?

The act or capability of attracting. noun

The quality of attracting; charm. noun

A feature or characteristic that attracts. noun

A person, place, thing, or event that is intended to attract. noun

The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together. noun

The gravitational force exerted by one body on another. noun

The act, power, or property of attracting. noun

That which attracts feeling or desire; a charm; an allurement. noun

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation. noun

The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. noun

The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality. noun

That which attracts; an attractive object or feature. noun

The tendency to attract noun

The feeling of being attracted noun

An event or location that has a tendency to attract visitors noun

An entertainment that is offered to the public noun

The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts noun

A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts noun

The tendency to attract.

The feeling of being attracted.

An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.

1)a person or thing that catches the attention of another being
2)the magnetic force that pulls two people together regardless of their own will
3)easy to avoid, but impossible to ignore Urban Dictionary

Something or someone that is very appealing, nice to look at, and you wish you could have it. Urban Dictionary

Something that just pulls you in by how it looks, smells, sounds, etc. People are often attractive, but things can be too. Attractive things are often hard to define, particularly in how they attract you. But, they sure do. And, what attracts one person doesn’t always attract another. Urban Dictionary

To be more than friends with someone; to like them. Basically, to be crushing on someone. Urban Dictionary

Two objects, or persons being drawn to the other based on a variety of physical, emotional and mental connection. Urban Dictionary

A sarcastic saying used when something unattractive is captured on camera or seen by another person Urban Dictionary

A phenomenon where chemicals and pheromones are released via the human body and the human animal instincts of reproduction and the desire of ownership take precedence. Largely in-part based on the societal definition of «beautiful», as most humans would either have largely varying attractors or none at all. Most often regarded as sensory overload, as the desire is often overwhelming to the human intellect and rationale. Urban Dictionary

1. The physical, emotional attachment to a person in a romantic way; the kind of thing where you want to run your hands all over their skin, their angel bones, their wrists while you talk all night.
2. A form of non-romantic, simple friendship that forms between two people; they don’t quite love each other but they definitely like each other. Urban Dictionary

When your dick seems to have a gravitational pull towards the person that you are attracted to. Urban Dictionary

Attractiveness is not necessarily synonymous with «hot.» When one spots a potential partner who is «hot,» the most common thought process is something along the lines of, «I want to mate with that person.» With attractiveness, on the other hand, the thought process proceeds as, «I want to get to know that person intimately, then mate with him/her.» Urban Dictionary

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attraction

English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > attraction
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attraction

1) притяже́ние (

тж. физ.

); тяготе́ние

2) привлека́тельность; пре́лесть

4) аттракцио́н

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > attraction
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attraction

Англо-русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу > attraction
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attraction

Персональный Сократ > attraction
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attraction

attraction force

сила притяжения

English-Russian aviation dictionary > attraction
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attraction

притяжение

@Earth’s attraction

земное тяготение

@gravitational attraction

гравитационное притяжение

@mutual attraction

взаимное притяжение

@Newtonian attraction

ньютоновское, всемирное тяготение

@solar attraction

солнечное притяжение

@terrestrial attraction

земное тяготение

@universe attraction

всемирное тяготение

@zenith attraction

@

English-Russian astronomy dictionary > attraction
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attraction

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > attraction
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attraction

əˈtrækʃən сущ.
1) влечение, притяжение, тяготение to feel an attraction to ≈ чувствовать влечение к чему-л. irresistible/strong attraction ≈ сильное влечение sexual attraction, erotic attraction ≈ сексуальное влечение, половое влечение She felt a strong attraction to him. ≈ Ее сильно тянуло к нему. The attraction of gravity is one of the greatest and most universal principles in all nature. ≈ Принцип земного притяжения, гравитации, является одним из универсальных принципов в природе. Syn: gravitation, gravity, affinity, sympathy Ant: antagonism, antipathy, aversion, discord, estrangement, repugnance, repulsion
2) привлекательность;
прелесть, притягательность Syn: affinity, sympathy
3) обыкн. мн. приманка
4) аттракцион Syn: side-show

attraction аттракцион ~ привлекательность;
прелесть ~ привлечение ~ (обыкн. pl) приманка ~ притяжение, тяготение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > attraction
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attraction

1. n притяжение; тяготение

2. n привлекательность; прелесть, очарование

3. n преим. приманка

4. n аттракцион

Синонимический ряд:

appeal (noun) affinity; allure; allurement; appeal; attractiveness; call; charisma; charm; draw; drawing power; enchantment; enticement; fascination; glamour; gravitation; inclination; lure; magnetism; pull; seduction; sympathy; temptation; witchery

English-Russian base dictionary > attraction
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attraction

Англо-русский технический словарь > attraction
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attraction

English-Russian electronics dictionary > attraction
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attraction

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > attraction
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attraction

[ə’trækʃ(ə)n]

сущ.

to feel an attraction to smth. — чувствовать влечение к чему-л.

irresistible / strong attraction — сильное влечение

She felt a strong attraction to him. — Ее сильно тянуло к нему.

Syn:

Ant:

2) привлекательность, притягательность, привлекательная сторона

sexual / erotic attraction — сексуальная привлекательность

The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation. — Главными привлекательными сторонами вечерней встречи были хорошая выпивка и остроумная беседа.

3) достопримечательность,

The town’s main attraction is a thermal lake. — Главной достопримечательностью города является термальное озеро.

4)

физ.

притяжение, тяготение

The attraction of gravity is one of the greatest and most universal principles in all nature. — Всемирное тяготение является одним из самых великих и универсальных законов природы.

Syn:

Англо-русский современный словарь > attraction
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attraction

Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению > attraction
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attraction

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > attraction
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attraction

English-Russian scientific dictionary > attraction
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attraction

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > attraction
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attraction

English-Russian big medical dictionary > attraction
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attraction

[əˈtrækʃən]

attraction аттракцион attraction привлекательность; прелесть attraction привлечение attraction (обыкн. pl) приманка attraction притяжение, тяготение

English-Russian short dictionary > attraction
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attraction

1. внимание

2. притяжение

The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > attraction

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attraction — [ atraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1638; atration 1265; lat. attractio, de attrahere « tirer à soi » I ♦ Action d attirer; force qui attire. 1 ♦ (1688) Sc. Force qui attire les corps matériels entre eux. ⇒ gravitation. Loi de l attraction universelle (loi de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Attraction — At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attraction — attraction, affinity, sympathy are comparable when they denote the relationship between persons or things that are involuntarily or naturally drawn together and exert, to some degree, an influence over each other. Attraction implies the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
attraction — Attraction. s. f. v. Action de ce qui attire. L attraction du fer par l aimant. quelle est la cause de cette attraction? cet onguent a fait une grande attraction … Dictionnaire de l’Académie française
attraction — UK US /əˈtrækʃən/ noun [C] ► something that people come to see because they are interested in it: »The historic centre is one of the major visitor attractions of the city. → See also TOURIST ATTRACTION(Cf. ↑tourist attraction) … Financial and business terms
attraction — ATTRACTION. s. f. Action d attirer, ou état de ce qui est attiré. L attraction du fer par l aimant. L attraction Neutonienne … Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française 1798
attraction — late 14c., from Fr. attraction, from L. attractionem (nom. attractio) a drawing together, noun of action from pp. stem of attrahere (see ATTRACT (Cf. attract)). Originally a medical word, absorption by the body; meaning action of drawing to is… … Etymology dictionary
Attraction — (v. lat.), 1) A. u. Attractionskraft (Phys.), Anziehung u. Anziehungskraft, s.d. Daher Attractionisten, Anhänger der Newtonschen Meinung, daß die Himmelskörper durch eine gegenseitige Anziehung getrieben werden; im Gegensatz derer, welche… … Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon
Attraction — Attraction, Anziehung, findet man in jeder Erscheinung der Körperwelt, wo Körper mit einer gewissen Kraft an einander gehalten werden. So spricht man auch von einer Anziehung der Himmelskörper unter einander, vermöge deren sie stets in gehörigen… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
attraction — index affinity (regard), chain (nexus), decoy, desire, favor (partiality), incentive … Law dictionary
attraction — [n] ability to draw attention; something that draws attention allure, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, bait, captivation, charm, chemistry, come on*, courting, draw, drawing power, enchantment, endearment, enthrallment, enticement, fascination … New thesaurus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation[edit]

(US, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈtɹækʃən/, [əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n], [əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n]
Rhymes: -ækʃən

Noun[edit]

attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions)

The tendency to attract.

The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth’s gravity.
The feeling of being attracted.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 5, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:
  
  When you’re well enough off so’s you don’t have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers’ Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.
I felt a strange attraction towards the place.
(countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

The new mall should be a major attraction.

Star Tours is a very cool Disney World attraction.
(chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
(linguistics) An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.

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charm
pull

Antonyms[edit]

repulsion

Derived terms[edit]

basin of attraction
Coulomb attraction
fatal attraction
genetic sexual attraction
law of attraction
local attraction
tourist attraction
unattraction

Translations[edit]

tendency to attract

Albanian: tërheqje (sq)
Belarusian: прыва́бнасць f (pryvábnascʹ), прыва́блівасць f (pryváblivascʹ)
Bulgarian: привлека́телност (bg) f (privlekátelnost)
Catalan: atracció (ca) f
Cebuano: atraksyon
Chinese:

Mandarin: 吸引力 (zh) (xiyǐnlì)
Czech: přitažlivost f
Dutch: aantrekkingskracht (nl) f
Esperanto: altiro
Finnish: vetovoima (fi)
French: attraction (fr) f
Galician: atracción (gl) f
Georgian: მიმზიდველობა (mimzidveloba)
German: Anziehung (de) f, Anziehungskraft (de) f, Reiz (de) m, Liebreiz (de) m
Greek: έλξη (el) f (élxi)
Hebrew: מְשִׁיכָה‎ f (meshikha)
Hindi: आकर्षण (hi) m (ākarṣaṇ)
Hungarian: vonzás (hu)
Irish: imtharraingt (ga) f
Italian: attrazione (it) f, attrattiva (it) f
Kyrgyz: тартуу (ky) (tartuu), жагымдуулук (ky) (jagımduuluk), өзүнө тарткычтык (ky) (özünö tartkıçtık), кызыктыргычтык (ky) (kızıktırgıçtık), жылуулук (ky) (jıluuluk), аттракцион (ky) (attraktsion), тартыш (ky) (tartış), сонундук (ky) (sonunduk), татынакайлык (ky) (tatınakaylık), жакшынакайлык (jakşınakaylık), татканткыч жем (ky) (tatkantkıç jem)
Maori: hōkaka (Sexual)
Polish: przyciąganie (pl) n
Portuguese: atração (pt) f
Romanian: atracție (ro) f
Russian: привлека́тельность (ru) f (privlekátelʹnostʹ)
Slovene: privlačnost f
Spanish: atracción (es) f
Tagalog: higom
Ukrainian: прива́бливість f (pryváblyvistʹ)

feeling of being attracted

Albanian: atraksion (sq), joshje (sq)
Belarusian: по́цяг m (pócjah)
Bulgarian: привли́чане n (privlíčane), прите́гляне n (pritégljane)
Catalan: atracció (ca) f
Cebuano: atraksyon
Dutch: aantrekkingskracht (nl) f
Finnish: viehätys (fi), veto (fi)
French: attirance (fr) f
Galician: atracción (gl) f
Georgian: მიზიდულობა (miziduloba)
Greek: έλξη (el) f (élxi)

Ancient: ἐφέλκυσις f (ephélkusis)
Hebrew: משיכה‎ f (meshikha)
Hungarian: vonzalom (hu)
Italian: attrazione (it) f
Polish: przywiązanie (pl) n
Portuguese: atração (pt) f
Romanian: atragere (ro) f, atracție (ro) f
Russian: влече́ние (ru) n (vlečénije)
Ukrainian: по́тяг (uk) m (pótjah)

something which attracts

Albanian: tërheqje (sq)
Belarusian: атракцыён m (atrakcyjón) (as in an amusement park)
Bulgarian: атракцио́н m (atrakción)
Cebuano: atraksyon
Danish: seværdighed c, turistattraktion c
Dutch: attractie (nl) f, trekpleister (nl) m
Finnish: vetonumero, vetonaula (fi), nähtävyys (fi), vetovoimatekijä (fi)
German: Attraktion (de) f
Greek: θέλγητρο (el) n (thélgitro), δέλεαρ (el) n (délear), πόλος έλξης m (pólos élxis)
Hebrew: אטרקציה‎ f (atraktsia)
Hindi: आकर्षण (hi) m (ākarṣaṇ)
Hungarian: látnivaló (hu)
Italian: attrazione (it) f
Latin: illecebra f
Maori: manawareka
Norwegian:

Bokmål: (for tourists) severdighet (no) m or f, turistattraksjon m
Polish: atrakcja (pl) f
Portuguese: atração (pt) f
Romanian: atracție (ro) f
Russian: аттракцио́н (ru) m (attrakción) (as in an amusement park)
Slovene: atrakcija f
Telugu: ఆకర్షణ (te) (ākarṣaṇa)
Ukrainian: атракціо́н (uk) m (atrakción) (as in an amusement park)

Anagrams[edit]

tractation

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French attraction, from Latin attractiō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

attraction f (plural attractions)

attraction (all senses)

Derived terms[edit]

parc d’attractions

Descendants[edit]

→ Hungarian: attrakció

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

attraction, attractive forcenoun

the force by which one object attracts another
attractionnoun

an entertainment that is offered to the public
attraction, attractivenessnoun

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

«her personality held a strange attraction for him»
attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnetnoun

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

«flowers are an attractor for bees»
drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracternoun

an entertainer who attracts large audiences

«he was the biggest drawing card they had»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

attractionnoun

The tendency to attract

The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth’s gravity
attractionnoun

The feeling of being attracted

I felt a strange attraction towards the place
attractionnoun

An event or location that has a tendency to attract visitors

The new mall should be a major attraction
Etymology: from attraction, from attractio from past participle of attraho (= ad + traho)

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Attractionnoun

Etymology: from attract.

1. The power of drawing any thing.

The drawing of amber and jet, and other electrick bodies, and the attraction in gold of the spirit of quicksilver at distance; and the attraction of heat at distance; and that of fire to naphtha; and that of some herbs to water, though at distance; and divers others, we shall handle.
Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

Loadstones and touched needles, laid long in quicksilver, have not admitted their attraction.
Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Attraction may be performed by impulse, or some other means; I use that word, to signify any force by which bodies tend towards one another.
Isaac Newton, Opticks.

2. The power of alluring or enticing.

Setting the attraction of my good parts aside, I have no other charms.
William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Attractionnoun

an invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation
Attractionnoun

the act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction
Attractionnoun

the power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence
Attractionnoun

that which attracts; an attractive object or feature

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

Attraction

The tendency to approach and adhere or cohere, shown by all forms of matter. It includes gravitation, cohesion, adhesion, chemical affinity and other forms, and is opposed by repulsion, and is sometimes overcome by it, although it may be assumed to be always present. See the different kinds of attractions under their titles: Atomic Attraction, Electro-magnetic Attraction and Repulsion, Electro Static Attraction and Repulsion, Electro-dynamic Attraction and Repulsion; Magnetic Attraction and Repulsion; Molar Attraction.

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attraction

The power of drawing, or the principle by which all bodies
mutually tend towards each other; the great agent in nature’s wonderful
operations.—Attraction of mountains, the deviating influence
exercised on the plumb-line by the vicinity of high land. But exerting
also a marvellous effect on all floating bodies, for every seaman knows
that a ship stands inshore faster than she stands out, the distances
being similar.

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of attraction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of attraction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of attraction in a Sentence

Tara Troy:

The attraction of The FoodMarble device is that it’s not just a one-time analysis of the breath, a person could use it multiple times to gather multiple data points on which to make better judgment calls and assessments about food sensitivities.
Barry Pavel:

The US leads in the world by the power of attraction, not by the power of coercion, germany is not North Korea, so the same tactics the President Donald Trump administration used on North Korea should not be applied to the closest allies of The US.
David Thomas:

The concentrated market structure in Australia is a good one for returns but they’ve pushed it too far, that’s where the attraction comes from for new entrants to the market and that’s why ALDI has been so successful in the marketplace, and why potentially others are going to follow.
David Phillips:

Many of these landscapes are very beautiful and people want to go visit them, it’s beautiful but it’s also potentially deadly — it’s that fatal attraction.
Rebecca Biggs:

I would say that is an attraction, rather than a negative thing, it is quite amusing.

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جاذبيةArabic
привлекателност, привличане, притегляне, атракционBulgarian
atraccióCatalan, Valencian
přitažlivostCzech
Anziehungskraft, Reiz, Anziehung, Liebreiz, AttraktionGerman
έλξη, δέλεαρ, πόλος έλξης, θέλγητροGreek
atracciónSpanish
vetonaula, vetonumero, viehätys, vetovoimatekijä, veto, vetovoima, nähtävyysFinnish
attirance, attractionFrench
משיכה, אטרקציהHebrew
vonzalom, látnivaló, vonzásHungarian
attrazione, attrattivaItalian
משיכהHebrew
끌어 당김Korean
тартуу, жакшынакайлык, татынакайлык, жагымдуулук, өзүнө тарткычтык, татканткыч жем, кызыктыргычтык, аттракцион, сонундук, жылуулук, тартышKyrgyz
attractionLatin
manawarekaMāori
aantrekkingskracht, attractie, trekpleisterDutch
atrakcja, przyciąganie, przywiązaniePolish
atraçãoPortuguese
atragere, atracțieRomanian
аттракцион, Привлечение, влечение, привлекательностьRussian
atrakcija, privlačnostSlovene
tërheqje, atraksion, joshjeAlbanian
ఆకర్షణTelugu
по́тяг, привабливістьUkrainian

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Defenition of the word attraction
- A force that moves one object to another.
- The quality of arousing interest (being attractive or something that attracts).
- an entertainment that is offered to the public
- the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; «her personality held a strange attraction for him»
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts people
- the force by which one object attracts another
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences; «he was the biggest drawing card they had»
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; «flowers are an attractor for bees»
- the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences

Synonyms for the word attraction

- attracter
- attractive feature
- attractive force
- attractiveness
- attractor
- draw
- drawing card
- magnet

Hyponyms for the word attraction

- affinity
- allure
- allurement
- attention
- binding
- bond
- chemical bond
- come-on
- counterattraction
- drawing power
- enticement
- fascination
- gravitation
- gravitational attraction
- gravitational force
- gravity
- lure
- magnetic attraction
- magnetic force
- magnetism
- sexual attraction
- show-stopper
- showstopper
- temptingness
- tourist attraction
- travelog
- travelogue
- van der Waal’s forces

Hypernyms for the word attraction

- characteristic
- entertainer
- feature
- force
- quality
- show

Antonyms for the word attraction

- repulsion
- repulsive force

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Attraction may refer to:

Interpersonal attraction, the attraction between people which leads to friendships, platonic and romantic relationships
- Physical attractiveness, attraction on the basis of beauty
- Sexual attraction
Object or event that is attractive
- Tourist attraction, a place of interest where tourists visit
  - Amusement park attraction
Attraction in physics
- Electromagnetic attraction
  - Magnetism
- Gravity
- Strong nuclear force
- Weak nuclear force

Other uses[edit]

Attraction basin (a.k.a. attractor), in dynamical systems
Attraction (grammar), the process by which a relative pronoun takes on the case of its antecedent
Attraction (horse) (foaled 2001)
Attraction (2017 film), a Russian science fiction action film focusing upon an extraterrestrial spaceship crash-landing
Attraction (2018 film), a Bulgarian romantic comedy film

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