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Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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  1. a. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.
  2. a. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing.
  3. n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
  4. adj. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
  5. adj. having power to arouse interest
  6. adj. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull
  7. 1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton. 2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." Milton. "Attractive eyes." Thackeray. Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. Lubbock. -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.
  8. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.
  9. j:100 a. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm s. having power to arouse interest a. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull;