attraction

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /əˈtrækʃən/ UK /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #7187

Meanings

1

noun
A place or event that people enjoy visiting.

The castle is the town's most popular tourist attraction.
2

noun
A feeling of being drawn to or interested in someone or something.

I felt an instant attraction to him.
3

noun
A feature or quality that makes something appealing.

One of the main attractions of the job is the flexible hours.
4

noun
The physical force by which one object pulls another toward it.

The Moon is held in orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a feature or quality that... appeal

4 noun · the physical force by which... attractive force

More charm pull

Opposites

repulsion

Word family

Forms attractions

Derived forms attractionalchemoattractioncoattractioncounterattractioninterattractionphotoattractionreattractionunattraction

Related forms orientation

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Phrases (1)

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tourist attraction
a place or feature that visitors travel to see

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin attractiōder. Old French attractionbor. Middle English attraccioun English attraction From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

attraccioun Middle English attraction Old French attractio Latin

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Places & Geography

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# attraction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈtrækʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈtɹækʃn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 7187

## Meanings
1. A place or event that people enjoy visiting.
2. A feeling of being drawn to or interested in someone or something.
3. A feature or quality that makes something appealing.
4. The physical force by which one object pulls another toward it.

## Examples
- The castle is the town's most popular tourist attraction.
- I felt an instant attraction to him.
- One of the main attractions of the job is the flexible hours.
- The Moon is held in orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.

## Synonyms
- charm
- pull

## Antonyms
- repulsion

## Derived Forms
- attractional
- chemoattraction
- coattraction
- counterattraction
- interattraction
- photoattraction
- reattraction
- unattraction

## Related Forms
- orientation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: attraccioun
- Root: attraction
- Root: attractio

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin attractiōder. Old French attractionbor. Middle English attraccioun English attraction From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Attraction is from Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad plus trahō), equivalent to attract plus -ion. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, attraction denotes a place or event that people enjoy visiting, a feeling of being drawn to or interested in someone or something, and a feature or quality that makes something appealing. The same word family continues in derived forms such as attractional, chemoattraction, coattraction, and counterattraction and related entries such as orientation.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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