attraction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The tendency to attract.

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

2. 2
   noun

   The feeling of being attracted (to something).

   I felt a strange attraction towards the place.

3. 3
   noun

   An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

   The new mall should be a major attraction.

4. 4
   noun

   the quality of arousing interest

5. 5
   noun

   a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

6. 6
   noun

   an entertainment that is offered to the public

7. 7
   noun

   an entertainer who attracts large audiences

8. 8
   noun

   the force by which one object attracts another

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.