attractive

[uh-trak-tiv] /əˈtræk tɪv/

adjective

providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring:

an attractive personality.

arousing interest or engaging one's thought, consideration, etc.:

an attractive idea; an attractive price.

having the quality of attracting.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English attractif (< Middle French) < Late Latin attractīvus of a medicine with drawing power. See attract, -ive

Related forms

attractively, adverb

attractiveness, noun

superattractive, adjective

superattractively, adverb

superattractiveness, noun

unattractive, adjective

unattractively, adverb

unattractiveness, noun

Examples from the web for attractive

It is ok if you don't look pretty, but knowledge and kindhearted will make you charming and attractive as well.
The department offers an attractive teaching load and strong support for professional development.
Arrange so that the more attractive interior of the cake is showing.
Evergreen huckleberry is an elegant, much-branched, evergreen shrub with attractive leaves.
The town becomes more attractive to home buyers and investors.
attractive broad, rounded leaves are heart shaped at base.
It's easy to see why these games are so attractive and, in a way, addictive.
As it becomes harder to smuggle through the desert, the legitimate ports of entry become a more attractive avenue.
Plants in turn provide oxygen, edible parts and attractive floral displays.
So, the attractive mate for one may not the attractive for another.

British Dictionary definitions for attractive

attractive

/əˈtræktɪv/

adjective

appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc

arousing interest: an attractive opportunity

possessing the ability to draw or pull: an attractive force

Derived Forms

attractively, adverb
attractiveness, noun

Word Origin and History for attractive

adj.

late 14c., "absorptive," from Middle French attractif (14c.), from attract-, past participle stem of attrahere (see attract). Meaning "having the quality of drawing people's eye or interest" is from 1580s; sense of "pleasing, alluring" is from c.1600. Related: Attractively; attractiveness.