Learner’s Word of the Day => Attractive

Learner’s Word of the Day

 

 

attractive      /əˈtræktɪv/   adjective

 

 

 

Comparative and superlative forms: more attractive; most attractive

 

1 : having a pleasing appearance

Examples:

<an attractive flower arrangement>

<He has an attractive [=charming] smile.>

 

especially : having a pleasing appearance that causes romantic or sexual feelings in someone : good-looking

Examples:

<An attractive woman greeted us at the door.>

<I’ve never really found him attractive. [=I have never been attracted to him]>

 

2 : having a feature or quality that people like

Examples:

<It is a very attractive [=appealing] offer/proposition, but I can't accept it at this time.>

<The camera has many attractive features at a very attractiveprice.>

 

Note: This sense of attractive is often followed by to.

Example:

<His ideas are attractive to many people. [=many people like his ideas]>

 

 

Derived forms:

attractively adverb

Examples:

<The flowers are attractively arranged.>

<an attractively priced camera>

 

attractiveness noun [noncount]

Example:

<sexual/physical attractiveness>