NOUN | phenomenon | attraction, attractive force | the force by which one object attracts another |
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communication | attraction | an entertainment that is offered to the public | |
attribute | attraction, attractiveness | the quality of arousing interest | |
cognition | attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet | a characteristic / characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | |
person | attraction, drawing card, draw, attractor, attracter | an entertainer who attracts large audiences |
Sounds | ahtrae'kshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The force by which one object attracts another. | |
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Synonym | attractive force | |
Narrower | affinity | (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody |
chemical bond, bond | An electrical force linking atoms | |
gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force | (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe | |
magnetism, magnetic attraction, magnetic force | attraction for iron | |
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 | |
Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
Opposite | repulsion, repulsive force | The force by which bodies repel one another |
Spanish | atracción, fuerza de atracción | |
Catalan | atracció, força d'atracció | |
Verbs | attract | exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away |
Meaning | An entertainment that is offered to the public. | |
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Narrower | counterattraction | A rival attraction |
travelogue, travelog | A film or illustrated lecture on traveling | |
Broader | show | A social event involving a public performance or entertainment |
Spanish | atracción | |
Catalan | atracció | |
Verbs | attract | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
attract | be attractive to |
Meaning | The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts. | |
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Example | "her personality held a strange attraction for him" | |
Synonym | attractiveness | |
Narrower | affinity | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
allure, allurement, temptingness | 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 / supporters) | |
fascination | The capacity to attract intense interest | |
lure, enticement, come-on | Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward | |
sexual attraction | Attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire | |
show-stopper, showstopper | Something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal | |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Spanish | atracción, atractivo | |
Catalan | atracció, atractivitat | |
Verbs | attract | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
attract | be attractive to |
Meaning | A characteristic / characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts. | |
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Synonyms | attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet | |
Narrower | attention | A general interest that leads people to want to know more |
tourist attraction | A characteristic that attracts tourists | |
Broader | feature, characteristic | A prominent attribute or aspect of something |
Spanish | atractivo | |
Catalan | atracció, atractiu | |
Verbs | attract | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
attract | be attractive to |
Meaning | An entertainer who attracts large audiences. | |
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Synonyms | drawing card, draw, attractor, attracter | |
Broader | entertainer | A person who tries to please or amuse |
Spanish | atracción, gancho | |
Catalan | atracció | |
Verbs | attract | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
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