attraction
attraction Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action, power, or quality of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something.
"The main attraction of the job was the flexible schedule and the opportunity for international travel."
A place or event that draws visitors by providing something of interest, beauty, or pleasure.
"The historic castle is the city's most popular tourist attraction."
A feeling of romantic or sexual interest and desire toward another person.
"There was an undeniable mutual attraction between the two leads from their very first meeting."
A physical force under the influence of which objects, bodies, or particles tend to move toward each other (in physics and chemistry).
"The tides are primarily caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'atraccion' or directly from Latin 'attractio' ('a drawing together'), a noun of action from 'attrahere' ('to draw to, pull toward'), formed from 'ad-' ('toward') and 'trahere' ('to pull, draw').