Meanings
proverb
- People are drawn to others who have different or complementary traits, personalities, or characteristics.
Translations
Finnish vastakohdat täydentävät toisiaan
- vastakohdat täydentävät toisiaanproverb
German Gegensätze ziehen sich an
- Gegensätze ziehen sich anproverb
Italian gli opposti si attraggono
- gli opposti si attraggonoproverb
Norwegian Bokmål motsetningene tiltrekker hverandre
- motsetningene tiltrekker hverandreproverb
Polish przeciwieństwa się przyciągają
- przeciwieństwa się przyciągająproverb
Portuguese os opostos se atraem
- os opostos se atraemproverb
Romanian extremele se atrag
- extremele se atragproverb
Russian противополо́жности притя́гиваются
- противополо́жности притя́гиваются (protivopolóžnosti pritjágivajutsja)proverb
Cite this entry
APA
opposites attract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposites%20attract
MLA
“opposites attract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposites%20attract. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opposites attract,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opposites%20attract.
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