attraction

English

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈtɹæk.ʃən/, SAMPA: /@"tr\{k.S@n/

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Noun

attraction (usually uncountable; plural attractions)

1. The tendency to attract

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

2. The feeling of being attracted

   I felt a strange attraction towards the place

3. An event or location that has a tendency to attract visitors

   The new mall should be a major attraction

Synonyms

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• charm
• pull

Translations

The tendency to attract

Albanian: tërheqje (sq) Bulgarian: привличане (bg), притегляне (bg) Czech: přitažlivost (cs) f. Dutch: aantrekkingskracht (nl) f. Finnish: vetovoima (fi) French: attraction (fr) f. German: Anziehung (de) f., Anziehungskraft (de) f., Reiz (de) m., Liebreiz (de) m. Greek: έλξη (el) (élxi) f.

Hebrew: משיכה (he) (meshikha) f. Italian: attrazione (it) f., attrattiva (it) f. Polish: przyciąganie (pl) n. Romanian: atracție (ro) f. Russian: привлекательность (ru) (privlekátel'nost') f. Slovene: privlačnost (sl) f. Spanish: atracción (es) f.

The feeling of being attracted

Albanian: atraksion (sq), joshje (sq) Bulgarian: привлекателност (bg) Dutch: aantrekkingskracht (nl) f. Finnish: viehätys (fi) French: attirance (fr) f.

Greek: έλξη (el) (élxi) f. Hebrew: משיכה (he) (meshikha) f. Italian: attrazione (it) f. Polish: przywiązanie (pl) n. Russian: влечение (ru) (vlečénije) n.

Something which attracts

Albanian: tërheqje (sq) Bulgarian: атракцион (bg) Dutch: attractie (nl) f., trekpleister (nl) m. Finnish: vetonumero (fi), vetonaula (fi), nähtävyys (fi) German: Attraktion (de) f. Greek: θέλγητρο (el) (thélgitro) n., δέλεαρ (el) (délear) n., πόλος έλξης (el) (pólos élxis) m.

Hebrew: אטרקציה (he) (at'raqtzia) f. Italian: attrazione (it) f. Polish: atrakcja (pl) f. Russian: (as in an amusement park) аттракцион (ru) (attrakción) m. Slovene: atrakcija (sl) f. Telugu: ఆకర్షణ (te) (aakarshana)