What does "attraction" mean?
The tendency to attract.
Attraction
/əˈtɹækʃn̩/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The tendency to attract.
- Grammar: attraction is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: charm, draw, pull, acceptability.
- Useful contrasts: aesthetic disgust, deep disgust, intense aversion.
- Usage evidence: I feel a strong attraction to the music of Beethoven.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The tendency to attract. countable, uncountable
"The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity."
- 2 the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts wordnet
- 3 The feeling of being attracted (to something). countable, uncountable
"I felt a strange attraction towards the place."
- 4 a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts wordnet
- 5 The feeling of being attracted (to something).; Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a specified individual, kind of person, etc). countable, uncountable
"Murphy struggled with his attraction to men while remaining happily married all his life, daily negotiating the challenges of living in two locations simultaneously. These doublings of desire and emotional attachment left their trace in the multiple doublings within […] the billboard painting he made to signpost the home he created with his wife Sara […]"
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- 6 an entertainment that is offered to the public wordnet
- 7 An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents. countable
"The new mall should be a major attraction."
- 8 an entertainer who attracts large audiences wordnet
- 9 The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king. countable, uncountable
- 10 the force by which one object attracts another wordnet
- 11 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. countable, uncountable
Antonyms
aesthetic disgustdeep disgustintense aversionmutual repulsion
Example
"I feel a strong attraction to the music of Beethoven."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "attraction"?
Common synonyms include: charm, draw, pull, acceptability, accord, adduction.
How do you use "attraction" in a sentence?
I feel a strong attraction to the music of Beethoven.
How do you pronounce "attraction"?
Pronounced /əˈtɹækʃn̩/.
Etymology
From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.