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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. [1913 Webster] 2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." --Milton. "Attractive eyes." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. --Lubbock. [1913 Webster] -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. [1913 Webster] Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South. [1913 Webster]
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)]