attraction

Pronunciation: /əˈtɹækʃn̩/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the force by which one object attracts another
  2. noun an entertainment that is offered to the public
  3. noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

Etymology

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

attractive force

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
force
Narrower (hyponyms)
van der waal's forces, magnetism, gravity, chemical bond, affinity
Opposite (antonyms)
repulsion

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