Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (3)
1.
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm;
- Example: "a remarkably attractive young man"- Example: "an attractive personality"- Example: "attractive clothes"- Example: "a book with attractive illustrations"2.
having power to arouse interest;
- Example: "an attractive opportunity"- Example: "the job is attractive because of the pay"3.
having the properties of a magnet;
the ability to draw or pull;
- Example: "an attractive force";
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
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2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive
graces." --Milton. "Attractive eyes." --Thackeray.
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Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
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At*tract"ive*ness, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n.
That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
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Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
attractive
adj 1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or
charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an
attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book
with attractive illustrations" [ant: unattractive]
2: having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity";
"the job is attractive because of the pay"
3: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or
pull; "an attractive force"; [ant: repulsive(a)]