attractive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈtɹæktɪv/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)

1. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
2. Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

   That's a very attractive offer.

3. 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.

Synonyms

• (causing attraction): magnetic
• (having the ability to charm): See Thesaurus:attractive
• (pleasing or appealing to the senses): See Thesaurus:beautiful

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “having the power of charming”): repulsive, ugly
• (antonym(s) of “pleasing or appealing to the senses”): repulsive, ugly
• unattractive

Derived terms

• attractively
• attractiveness
• attractive nuisance
• attractivity
• chemoattractive
• counterattractive
• nonattractive
• superattractive

Translations

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
• Georgian: ეშხიანი (ešxiani), მომხიბვლელი (momxibvleli), მიმზიდველი (mimzidveli)
• German: anziehend (de)
• Italian: attrattivo (it)
• Malayalam: ആകർഷകമായ (ml) (ākaṟṣakamāya)
• Marathi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak)
• Norwegian: attraktiv, tiltrekkende
• Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
• 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
• Ukrainian: прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj), прива́бний (pryvábnyj), прина́дливий (prynádlyvyj), прина́дний (prynádnyj)

pleasing or appealing to the senses

• 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
• Georgian: მომხიბლველი (momxiblveli)
• German: attraktiv (de), schön (de)
• Greek: ελκυστικός (el) (elkystikós)

  Ancient: 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
• Khiamniungan Naga: tīe
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: formosus
• Latvian: pievilcīgs
• Lü: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: menarik (ms)
• Maori: rerehua (to look at)
• Marathi: आकर्षक (ākarṣak)
• Middle English: semly
• Norwegian: tiltalende, tiltrekkende
• Ottoman Turkish: جاذب (câzib)
• 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)
• Ukrainian: прива́бливий (pryváblyvyj)
• Vietnamese: quyến rũ (vi)
• Volapük: plitülik (vo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} alloga

References

• attractive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “attractive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “attractive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tʁak.tiv/

• Audio (Paris):

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Adjective

attractive

1. feminine singular of attractif

Latin

Adjective

attractīve

1. vocative masculine singular of attractīvus