noun
1 fact of attracting/being attracted
ADJECTIVE
▪ fatal , irresistible , obvious , powerful , strong
▪ mutual
▪
They shared a powerful mutual ~.
▪ erotic , physical , same-sex , sexual
▪ gravitational , magnetic
VERB + ATTRACTION
▪ feel
▪
the strong ~ that she felt for him
▪ see
▪
I could now see the ~ of a steady job and regular income.
▪ have , hold
▪
Long flights hold no ~ for me.
▪ deny
▪
They could no longer deny the ~ between them.
▪ resist
▪
I struggled to resist the ~.
▪ exert
▪
All matter exerts a gravitational ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
▪
the ~ between two people
▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward
▪
His ~ to you is obvious.
PHRASES
▪ the centre/center of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
Susan was plainly the centre/center of ~ in the room.
2 sth that attracts people
ADJECTIVE
▪ added , big , chief , great , main , major , obvious , special , star
▪
The main ~ of the place is the nightlife.
▪ popular , tourist
VERB + ATTRACTION
▪ have
▪
A freelance career has the ~ of flexibility.
▪ be , prove
▪
Feeding the animals proved a popular ~ for visitors to the farm.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The lack of heat was an ~ for cyclists.