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attraction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'attraction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Attraction [ n.]
- An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.
- The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction.
- The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
- That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.

Meaning of 'attraction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . attraction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
Example in sentence:
  • flowers are an attractor for bees
Meaning (2):
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
Example in sentence:
  • he was the biggest drawing card they had
Meaning (3):
- the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
Example in sentence:
  • her personality held a strange attraction for him