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attraction

at·trac·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-trak-shuh n]
    • /əˈtræk ʃən/
    • /əˈtrækʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-trak-shuh n]
    • /əˈtræk ʃən/

Definitions of attraction word

  • countable noun attraction An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable. 4
  • uncountable noun attraction Attraction is a feeling of liking someone, and often of being sexually interested in them. 3
  • noun attraction the act, power, or quality of attracting 3
  • noun attraction a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract 3
  • noun attraction a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force 3
  • noun attraction a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another element 3

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Origin of attraction

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English attraccioun (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin attractiōn- (stem of attractiō). See attract, -ion

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Parts of speech for Attraction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

attraction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

attraction usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for attraction

noun attraction

  • attractiveness — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
  • allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
  • appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
  • interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
  • in-thrall — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.

Antonyms for attraction

noun attraction

  • repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
  • revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
  • discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.

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