| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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