attractive
English
/əˈtɹæktɪv/
adj
Definitions
- Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
- Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
- Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of the opposite sex.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French attractif derived from Latin attractivus.
Origin
Latin
attractivus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- attractively English
- attractiveness English
- attractivity English
- chemoattractive English
- counterattractive English
- nonattractive English
- superattractive English
- unattractive English
- unattractively English
- unattractiveness English
- attractivus Latin
- tractīvus Latin
- atractivamente Spanish, Castilian
- atractividad Spanish, Castilian
- atractivo Spanish, Castilian
- attractif Middle French
- אטרקטיבי Hebrew (modern)