ATTRACTION


Meaning of ATTRACTION in English

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

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