/ əˈtrækʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] a feeling of liking sb, especially sexually :
She felt an immediate attraction for him.
Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love.
2.
[ C ] an interesting or enjoyable place to go or thing to do :
Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction .
The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
3.
[ C , U ] a feature, quality or person that makes sth seem interesting and enjoyable, and worth having or doing :
I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day.
City life holds little attraction for me.
She is the star attraction of the show.
4.
[ U ] ( physics ) a force which pulls things towards each other :
gravitational / magnetic attraction
—compare repulsion
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues): from Latin attractio(n-) , from the verb attrahere , from ad- to + trahere draw.