attraction

[uh-trak-shuh n] /əˈtræk ʃən/
noun
1.
the act, power, or property of attracting.
2.
attractive quality; magnetic charm; fascination; allurement; enticement:
the subtle attraction of her strange personality.
3.
a person or thing that draws, attracts, allures, or entices:
The main attraction was the after-dinner speaker.
4.
a characteristic or quality that provides pleasure; attractive feature:
The chief attractions of the evening were the good drinks and witty conversation.
5.
Physics. the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together.
6.
an entertainment offered to the public.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English attraccioun (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin attractiōn- (stem of attractiō). See attract, -ion
Related forms
attractionally, adverb
reattraction, noun
superattraction, noun
Synonyms
2. appeal, lure. 6. show, spectacle.
Examples from the web for attraction
  • The main attraction for me was the freedom to do research without begging for grants.
  • The playground's swings and slides are an attraction to youngsters and adults.
  • Part of the attraction is the gritty range of media, including everyday hardboard and the ubiquitous spray paint.
  • Its main use since seems to have been as a tourist attraction.
  • The main attraction really is the animal life and the wildness of the place.
  • But the main attraction is the enormous central mound.
  • Thus the biggest tourist attraction is still viable.
  • Yet another attraction is the relatively healthy state of car lending.
  • However, the clouded leopards aren't the only attraction at this year's festival.
  • Plus, the screens have become a successful added attraction for customers.
British Dictionary definitions for attraction

attraction

/əˈtrækʃən/
noun
1.
the act, power, or quality of attracting
2.
a person or thing that attracts or is intended to attract
3.
a force by which one object attracts another, such as the gravitational or electrostatic force
4.
a change in the form of one linguistic element caused by the proximity of another element
Word Origin and History for attraction
n.

late 14c., from French attraction, from Latin attractionem (nominative attractio) "a drawing together," noun of action from past participle stem of attrahere (see attract). Originally a medical word, "absorption by the body;" meaning "action of drawing to" is from 1540s (again medical); extended to magnetic, then figuratively to personal (c.1600) qualities. Meaning "a thing which draws a crowd, interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1829, a sense that developed in English and soon transferred to the French equivalent of the word.

attraction in Medicine

attraction at·trac·tion (ə-trāk'shən)
n.
A force acting mutually between particles of matter to draw them together and to resist their separation.