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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability to draw attention; something that draws attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, allurement, appeal, attractiveness, bait, captivation, charm, chemistry, come-on, courting, draw, drawing power, enchantment, endearment, enthrallment, enticement, fascination, gravitation, inclination, inducement, interest, invitation, it, lure, magnetism, pull, seduction, solicitation, temptation, tendency |
| Antonyms: | repulsion, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | magnetism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charm, attractiveness |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal, attraction, captivatingness, charisma, draw, drawing power, enchantment, fascination, glamour, hypnotism, influence, lure, magic, mesmerism, power, pull, seductiveness, spell, witchcraft, witchery |
| Antonyms: | repugnance, repulsion |
| Main Entry: | sex appeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sexual attractiveness |
| Synonyms: | allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, confidence, drawing power, enchantment, glamour, it, it, lure, magnetism, pizzazz, presence, pull, seductiveness, sexiness, sexual magnetism, star power |
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| Concept: | [Motion towards, actively] Attraction. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
attraction, attractiveness; attractivity; drawing to, pulling towards, adduction, magnetism, gravity, attraction of gravitation., loadstone, loadstar; magnet, siderite.
-verbs
attract; draw towards, pull towards, drag towards; adduce.
-adjectives
attracting; attrahent, attractive, adducent, adductive.
-phrases
ubi mel ibi apes [Plautus].
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| Antonyms: | repulse (Motion from)] |
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