n. Function: noun
1 a quality that elicits admiration or pleased responsiveness FF1C; yielding to the attraction of the balmy afternoon FF1E;
Synonyms: allurement, appeal, attractiveness, call, draw, drawing power, lure, pull, seduction
Related Words: 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 FF1C; the attraction between iron and the magnet FF1E;
Synonyms: affinity, sympathy
Related Words: accord, concord, harmony
Idioms: drawing together
Contrasted Words: conflict, discord, friction, tension