attractive : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: attractive	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for attractive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
attractive adj pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" Antonym(s): unattractive having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay" having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; Antonym(s): repulsive(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attractive \Attract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.] 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. [bd]Attractive graces.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Attractive eyes.[b8] --Thackeray. Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. --Lubbock. -- {Attract"ively}, adv. -- {Attract"iveness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.