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attractive
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[ adjective ] pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
Examples "a remarkably attractive young man" "an attractive personality" "attractive clothes" "a book with attractive illustrations" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Big_Band_Percussion ( SP 44002 ) seemed one of the least attractive discs - the arrangements just did n't have so much character as the others . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)A site may also be attractive just through the beauty of its trees and shrubs . The quantity of water flow may be critical ; a stream or pond which is attractive in the springtime may become stagnant or dry in late summer . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Drunk or sober she was the most attractive woman in the world for me . |
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[ adjective ] having power to arouse interest
Examples "an attractive opportunity" "the job is attractive because of the pay" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)One of the most attractive things about avocados is that they do not require processing of any kind . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Religion provides the most attractive rewards , either in this world or the next , for those who not merely abide_by its norms , but who engage in good works . Related terms |
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