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- 2.1 Pronunciation
- 2.2 Adjective
3 Latin
- 3.1 Adjective

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From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractīvus, equivalent to attract +‎ -ive.

IPA(key): /əˈtɹæktɪv/
Rhymes: -æktɪv

attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
That's a very attractive offer.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
- 2013 February, Olivia Solomon, “Idol Worship and the Life Ruiners of Ecosoc”, in Echoes, University of the Philippines, page 50:
  […] 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.

(causing attraction): magnetic
(having the ability to charm): See Thesaurus:attractive
(pleasing or appealing to the senses): See Thesaurus:beautiful
(antonym(s) of “having the power of charming”): repulsive, ugly
(antonym(s) of “pleasing or appealing to the senses”): repulsive, ugly
unattractive
attractively
attractiveness
attractive nuisance
attractivity
chemoattractive
counterattractive
nonattractive
superattractive

having the quality of attracting by inherent force

Afrikaans: aantrekkend
Arabic: جَذَّاب (jaḏḏāb)
Armenian: գրավիչ (hy) (gravičʻ), հրապուրիչ (hy) (hrapuričʻ)
Belarusian: прыцяга́льны (prycjahálʹny)
Bulgarian: притега́телен (bg) (pritegátelen)
Catalan: atractiu (ca)
Czech: přitažlivý (cs)
Danish: tiltrækkende, attraktiv (da)
Dutch: aantrekkend (nl)
Finnish: miellyttävä (fi), puoleensavetävä (fi), houkutteleva (fi), vetovoimainen (fi)
French: attractif (fr)
Galician: atractivo (gl)
Georgian: ეშხიანი (ešxiani), მომხიბვლელი (momxibvleli), მიმზიდველი (mimzidveli)
German: anziehend (de)
Hindi: लोभन (hi) (lobhan), आकर्षक (hi) (ākarṣak)
Italian: attrattivo (it)
Malayalam: ആകർഷകമായ (ml) (ākaṟṣakamāya)
Marathi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak)
Norwegian: attraktiv, tiltrekkende
Polish: pociągający (pl), przyciągający
Portuguese: atrativo (pt), atrator
Russian: притяга́тельный (ru) (pritjagátelʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: tarraingeach
Spanish: atractivo (es)
Swedish: attraktiv (sv)
Turkish: cazip (tr), çekici (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
Ukrainian: притяга́льний (prytjahálʹnyj)

having the power of charming

Afrikaans: aantreklik
Arabic: جَذَّاب (jaḏḏāb)
Armenian: գրավիչ (hy) (gravičʻ), հրապուրիչ (hy) (hrapuričʻ)
Belarusian: прыва́бны (pryvábny), прыва́блівы (pryváblivy), прына́дны (prynádny), пана́длівы (panádlivy)
Bulgarian: привлека́телен (bg) (privlekátelen)
Catalan: atractiu (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 吸引人 (xīyǐnrén), 有吸引力的 (yǒu xǐyǐnlì de)
Czech: přitažlivý (cs), atraktivní (cs)
Danish: tiltrækkende, attraktiv (da)
Dutch: aantrekkelijk (nl), attractief (nl)
Esperanto: alloga
Finnish: houkutteleva (fi), kiinnostava (fi)
French: attrayant (fr), attractif (fr), sympathique (fr)
Galician: atractivo (gl)
Georgian: მომხიბლველი (momxiblveli)
German: attraktiv (de)
Hungarian: vonzó (hu), csábító (hu)
Irish: caithiseach
Italian: attraente (it), procace (it), stuzzicante (it), allettante (it)
Japanese: 魅力的な (ja) (みりょくてきな, miryokuteki na)
Macedonian: при́влечен (prívlečen), симпа́тичен (simpátičen)
Malayalam: ആകർഷകമായ (ml) (ākaṟṣakamāya)
Marathi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak)
Norman: séduisant
Norwegian: attraktiv, tiltrekkende
Polish: atrakcyjny (pl)
Portuguese: atraente (pt)
Romanian: atractiv (ro)
Russian: привлека́тельный (ru) (privlekátelʹnyj), симпати́чный (ru) (simpatíčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: tarraingeach, tlachdmhor
Spanish: atractivo (es)
Telugu: ఆకర్షణీయమైన (te) (ākarṣaṇīyamaina)
Turkish: cazip (tr), cezbedici
Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
Ukrainian: прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj), прива́бний (pryvábnyj), прина́дливий (prynádlyvyj), прина́дний (prynádnyj)

pleasing or appealing to the senses — see also appealing

Afrikaans: mooi (af), aantreklik
Armenian: գրավիչ (hy) (gravičʻ), հաճելի (hy) (hačeli), դուրեկան (hy) (durekan)
Bulgarian: привлека́телен (bg) (privlekátelen)
Catalan: atractiu (ca)
Cebuano: hitsuraan, itsuraan
Czech: přitažlivý (cs), atraktivní (cs)
Danish: tiltalende, tiltrækkende
Dutch: schoon (nl), mooi (nl), aantrekkelijk (nl)
Esperanto: alloga
Finnish: viehättävä (fi) (usually female); komea (fi) (usually male); puoleensavetävä (fi), hyvännäköinen (fi) (unisex)
Galician: atraente (gl)
Georgian: მომხიბლველი (momxiblveli)
German: attraktiv (de), schön (de)
Greek: ελκυστικός (el) (elkystikós)
Ancient Greek: εὔμορφος (eúmorphos)
Hebrew: מושך (moshekh)
Irish: caithiseach
Italian: procace (it), attraente (it), affascinante (it)
Japanese: 魅力的な (ja) (みりょくてきな, miryokuteki na)
Kabuverdianu: bunitu, benite
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: formosus
Latvian: pievilcīgs
Lü: please add this translation if you can
Malay: menarik (ms)
Māori: rerehua (to look at)
Marathi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak)
Middle English: semly
Naga:
Khiamniungan Naga: tīe
Norwegian: tiltalende, tiltrekkende
Polish: atrakcyjny (pl)
Portuguese: atraente (pt)
Russian: привлека́тельный (ru) (privlekátelʹnyj), симпати́чный (ru) (simpatíčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: tarraingeach, tlachdmhor
Shan: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: atrayente, atractivo (es)
Tagalog: kaakit-akit
Telugu: ఆకర్షణీయమైన (te) (ākarṣaṇīyamaina)
Thai: สวย (th) (sǔai), สวยงาม (sŭay ngaam), น่ารัก (th) (nâa-rák), มีเสน่ห์ (mee sànày)
Turkish: cazip (tr)
Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
Ukrainian: прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj)
Vietnamese: quyến rũ (vi)
Volapük: plitülik (vo)

Translations to be checked

Esperanto: (please verify) alloga
attractive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “attractive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
“attractive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
IPA(key): /a.tʁak.tiv/

attractive

feminine singular of attractif

attractīve

vocative masculine singular of attractīvus

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