Meanings
adjectiveattractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)
comparative more attractive · superlative most attractive
- Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Synonyms: magnetic
- Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
2 more examples
[…] or I keysmash my feelings away every time there is an attractive picture of them that surfaced on the internet and since every picture is an attractive picture, let's just say my keyboard knows the pain I have to go through.
2013 February, Olivia Solomon, “Idol Worship and the Life Ruiners of Ecosoc”, in Echoes, University of the Philippines, page 50“Do you want to look cool, or do you want to look attractive?” Michael asked me, as if the two were mutually exclusive.
2015, Kim Gordon, chapter 27, in Carrie Thornton, editor, Girl in a Band, New York: Dey st., →ISBN, page 161Synonyms: beautiful
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCausing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
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adjectivePleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
Similar
Broader
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivepleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
Opposite
adjectivehaving power to arouse interest
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adjectivehaving the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull
Opposite
Also see
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinattractīvus
- Middle Frenchattractif
- Englishattractive
From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractīvus, equivalent to attract + -ive.
More words from Middle French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans aantrekkend, aantreklik
- aantrekkendhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- aantreklikhaving the power of charming
- mooipleasing or appealing to the senses
- aantreklikpleasing or appealing to the senses
Ancient Greek εὔμορφος
- εὔμορφος (eúmorphos)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Arabic جَذَّاب, جَذَّاب
- جَذَّاب (jaḏḏāb)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
- جَذَّاب (jaḏḏāb)having the power of charming
Bulgarian притега́телен, привлека́телен
- притега́телен (pritegátelen)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
- привлека́телен (privlekátelen)having the power of charming
- привлека́телен (privlekátelen)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Catalan atractiu, atractiu
- atractiuhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- atractiuhaving the power of charming
- atractiupleasing or appealing to the senses
Chinese Mandarin 吸引人, 有吸引力的
- 吸引人 (xīyǐnrén)having the power of charming
- 有吸引力的 (yǒu xǐyǐnlì de)having the power of charming
Czech přitažlivý, přitažlivý
- přitažlivýhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- přitažlivýhaving the power of charming
- atraktivníhaving the power of charming
- přitažlivýpleasing or appealing to the senses
- atraktivnípleasing or appealing to the senses
Danish tiltrækkende, attraktiv
- tiltrækkendehaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- attraktivhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- tiltrækkendehaving the power of charming
- attraktivhaving the power of charming
- tiltalendepleasing or appealing to the senses
- tiltrækkendepleasing or appealing to the senses
Dutch aantrekkend, aantrekkelijk
- aantrekkendhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- aantrekkelijkhaving the power of charming
- attractiefhaving the power of charming
- schoonpleasing or appealing to the senses
- mooipleasing or appealing to the senses
- aantrekkelijkpleasing or appealing to the senses
Esperanto alloga, alloga
- allogahaving the power of charming
- allogapleasing or appealing to the senses
Finnish miellyttävä, puoleensavetävä
- miellyttävähaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- puoleensavetävähaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- houkuttelevahaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- vetovoimainenhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- houkuttelevahaving the power of charming
- kiinnostavahaving the power of charming
- viehättäväpleasing or appealing to the senses
- komeapleasing or appealing to the senses
- puoleensavetäväpleasing or appealing to the senses
- hyvännäköinen (unisex)pleasing or appealing to the senses
French attractif, attrayant
- attractifhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- attrayanthaving the power of charming
- attractifhaving the power of charming
- sympathiquehaving the power of charming
German anziehend, attraktiv
- anziehendhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- attraktivhaving the power of charming
- attraktivpleasing or appealing to the senses
- schönpleasing or appealing to the senses
Greek ελκυστικός
- ελκυστικός (elkystikós)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Hebrew מושך
- מושך (moshekh)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Hindi लोभन, आकर्षक
- लोभन (lobhan)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
- आकर्षक (ākarṣak)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
Hungarian vonzó, csábító
- vonzóhaving the power of charming
- csábítóhaving the power of charming
Irish caithiseach, caithiseach
- caithiseachhaving the power of charming
- caithiseachpleasing or appealing to the senses
Italian attrattivo, attraente
- attrattivohaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- attraentehaving the power of charming
- procacehaving the power of charming
- stuzzicantehaving the power of charming
- allettantehaving the power of charming
- procacepleasing or appealing to the senses
- attraentepleasing or appealing to the senses
- affascinantepleasing or appealing to the senses
Japanese 魅力的な, 魅力的な
- 魅力的な (miryokuteki na)having the power of charming
- 魅力的な (miryokuteki na)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Latin formosus
- formosuspleasing or appealing to the senses
Latvian pievilcīgs
- pievilcīgspleasing or appealing to the senses
Malay menarik
- menarikpleasing or appealing to the senses
Māori rerehua
- rerehuapleasing or appealing to the senses
Norwegian attraktiv, tiltrekkende
- attraktivhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- tiltrekkendehaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- attraktivhaving the power of charming
- tiltrekkendehaving the power of charming
- tiltalendepleasing or appealing to the senses
- tiltrekkendepleasing or appealing to the senses
Polish pociągający, przyciągający
- pociągającyhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- przyciągającyhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- atrakcyjnyhaving the power of charming
- atrakcyjnypleasing or appealing to the senses
Portuguese atrativo, atrator
- atrativohaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- atratorhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- atraentehaving the power of charming
- atraentepleasing or appealing to the senses
Romanian atractiv
- atractivhaving the power of charming
Russian притяга́тельный, привлека́тельный
- притяга́тельный (pritjagátelʹnyj)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
- привлека́тельный (privlekátelʹnyj)having the power of charming
- симпати́чный (simpatíčnyj)having the power of charming
- привлека́тельный (privlekátelʹnyj)pleasing or appealing to the senses
- симпати́чный (simpatíčnyj)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Scottish Gaelic tarraingeach, tarraingeach
- tarraingeachhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- tarraingeachhaving the power of charming
- tlachdmhorhaving the power of charming
- tarraingeachpleasing or appealing to the senses
- tlachdmhorpleasing or appealing to the senses
Spanish atractivo, atractivo
- atractivohaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- atractivohaving the power of charming
- atrayentepleasing or appealing to the senses
- atractivopleasing or appealing to the senses
Swedish attraktiv
- attraktivhaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
Tagalog kaakit-akit
- kaakit-akitpleasing or appealing to the senses
Thai สวย, สวยงาม
- สวย (sǔai)pleasing or appealing to the senses
- สวยงาม (sŭay ngaam)pleasing or appealing to the senses
- น่ารัก (nâa-rák)pleasing or appealing to the senses
- มีเสน่ห์ (mee sànày)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Turkish cazip, çekici
- caziphaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- çekicihaving the quality of attracting by inherent force
- caziphaving the power of charming
- cezbedicihaving the power of charming
- cazippleasing or appealing to the senses
Ukrainian притяга́льний, прива́бливий
- притяга́льний (prytjahálʹnyj)having the quality of attracting by inherent force
- прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj)having the power of charming
- прива́бний (pryvábnyj)having the power of charming
- прина́дливий (prynádlyvyj)having the power of charming
- прина́дний (prynádnyj)having the power of charming
- прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj)pleasing or appealing to the senses
Vietnamese quyến rũ
- quyến rũpleasing or appealing to the senses
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with attractive
activeinteractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiverefractiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactivesubtractiveunderactivetractivefactivecontractiveabstractivecounteractivedetractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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