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at·trac·tion
(ə-trăk′shən)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, or event that is intended to attract: The main attraction was a Charlie Chaplin film.
4.
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.
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attraction
(əˈtrækʃən)n
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
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at•trac•tion
(əˈtræk ʃən)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.
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.
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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
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| Noun | 1. |  attraction - the force by which one object attracts anotheraffinity - (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 publictravelog, 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"affinity - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" 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" 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"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"entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse |
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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.
3. entertainment, feature, delight, distraction, amusement, diversion, honeypot The walled city is an important tourist attraction
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
attraction
nounThe power or quality of attracting:
allure, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.
Informal: pull.
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Translations
جَاذِبِيَّةجاذِبِيَّةشَيء جَذَّاب
přitažlivostatrakcelákadlo
tiltrækningtrækplasterattraktion
vetovoima
privlačnost
aîlöîunòaî sem dregur aî, aîdráttarafl
魅力
끌어당기기
privlačnostzanimivost
attraktion
การดึงดูดความสนใจ
sự hấp dẫn
attraction
[əˈtrækʃən] N1. (between people, also Phys) → atracción f
sexual attraction → atracción f sexual
I felt an instant attraction towards him → inmediatamente me sentí atraída por él
sexual attraction → atracción f sexual
I felt an instant attraction towards him → inmediatamente me sentí atraída por él
2. (= attractive feature) → encanto m, atractivo m; (= inducement) → aliciente m
city life has no attraction for me → para mí la vida en la ciudad no tiene ningún encanto or atractivo, no me atrae la vida en or de la ciudad
one of the attractions of the quiet life → uno de los encantos or atractivos de la vida retirada
one of the attractions was a free car → uno de los alicientes era un coche gratis
the attraction of the plan is that → el atractivo del plan está en que ..., lo atractivo del plan es que ...
spring attractions in Madrid → las diversiones de la primavera madrileña
the main attraction at the party was Cindy → el interés de la fiesta se cifraba en Cindy
the film has the special attraction of featuring Nicola Kidd → la película tiene la atracción especial de presentar a Nicola Kidd
city life has no attraction for me → para mí la vida en la ciudad no tiene ningún encanto or atractivo, no me atrae la vida en or de la ciudad
one of the attractions of the quiet life → uno de los encantos or atractivos de la vida retirada
one of the attractions was a free car → uno de los alicientes era un coche gratis
the attraction of the plan is that → el atractivo del plan está en que ..., lo atractivo del plan es que ...
spring attractions in Madrid → las diversiones de la primavera madrileña
the main attraction at the party was Cindy → el interés de la fiesta se cifraba en Cindy
the film has the special attraction of featuring Nicola Kidd → la película tiene la atracción especial de presentar a Nicola Kidd
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
[əˈtrækʃən] n (= pleasant feature) → attraction f, attrait m
The attraction of the house lay in its simplicity → L'attrait de la maison résidait dans sa simplicité.
a tourist attraction → une attraction touristique
The attraction of the house lay in its simplicity → L'attrait de la maison résidait dans sa simplicité.
a tourist attraction → une attraction touristique
(towards sb, sth) → attirance f
the physical attraction between them → l'attirance physique qu'ils éprouvaient l'un pour l'autre
the physical attraction between them → l'attirance physique qu'ils éprouvaient l'un pour l'autre
(PHYSICS) → attraction f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
attraction
n
(Phys, fig) → Anziehungskraft f; (esp of big city etc) → Reiz m; to lose one’s/its attraction → seinen Reiz verlieren; I still feel a certain attraction toward(s) him → ich fühle mich noch immer von ihm angezogen; to have an attraction for somebody → Anziehungskraft or einen Reiz auf jdn ausüben; what are the attractions of this subject? → was ist an diesem Fach reizvoll?
(= attractive thing) → Attraktion f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
attraction
[əˈtrækʃ/ən] n → attrazione f, fascino; (pleasant feature) → attrattivacity life has no attraction for me → la vita di città non mi attira affatto
one of the attractions was a free car → uno dei vantaggi era quello di una macchina gratis
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
attract
(əˈtrӕkt) verb1. 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) noun1. the act or power of attracting. magnetic attraction.
2. something that attracts. The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course.
atˈtractive (-tiv) adjective1. pleasant and good- looking. an attractive girl; young and attractive.
2. likeable; tempting. an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive.
atˈtractively adverbatˈtractiveness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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.
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