noun
1.
a quality that elicits admiration or pleased responsiveness
yielding to the attraction of the balmy afternoon
Synonyms: allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, draw, drawing power, lure, pull, seduction
Related Word: charm, glamour, interest; delight, pleasure; bait, hook, snare
Contrasted words: offensiveness, repulsiveness, ugliness
2.
a relationship characteristic of individuals that are drawn together naturally or involuntarily and exert a degree of influence on one another
the attraction between iron and the magnet
Synonyms: affinity, sympathy
Related Word: accord, concord, harmony
Idioms: drawing together
Contrasted words: conflict, discord, friction, tension