attraction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A place or event that people enjoy visiting.

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

2. 2
   noun

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

   I felt an instant attraction to him.

3. 3
   noun

   A feature or quality that makes something appealing.

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

4. 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.

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.

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