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attraction

/ʌtɹˈækʃʌn/noun3 syllables

Attraction means: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts.

Synonyms for attraction8

noun, as in a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet

noun, as in an entertainer who attracts large audiences

drawing card, draw, attractor, attracter

noun, as in the force by which one object attracts another

attractive force

noun, as in the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

attractiveness

Opposites of attraction

repulsion

What does attraction mean?5

noun

1

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts“flowers are an attractor for bees”

2

an entertainer who attracts large audiences“he was the biggest drawing card they had”

3

the force by which one object attracts another

4

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts“her personality held a strange attraction for him”

5

an entertainment that is offered to the public

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with attraction?15

five syllables

dissatisfaction
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Attraction in a sentence

  • Bisexuality means attraction to two or more genders, not necessarily equally.rul
  • After the restoration, the old corvette became a museum ship and tourist attraction.rul
  • His chief attraction lies in his character, not his looks.unknown
  • His attraction lies in his character, not his looks.unknown
  • I have an attraction for older, chubby women.Scott
  • This kind of amusement has no attraction for me.unknown
  • What you call love is nothing more than just attraction.andrewmc
  • Detective stories hold a special attraction for me.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of attraction

as a noun

plural
attractions