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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attachment |
| Synonyms: | affection, fondness, love |
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| Main Entry: | affection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong fondness |
| Synonyms: | amore, ardor, attachment, care, case*, closeness, concern, crush, desire, devotion, emotion, endearment, feeling, friendliness, friendship, good will, hankering*, heart, inclination, itch, kindness, liking, love, passion, predilection, propensity, puppy love, regard, sentiment, shine*, soft spot, solicitude, tenderness, warmth, weakness*, yen* |
| Antonyms: | animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attraction |
| 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: | caress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loving touch |
| Synonyms: | cuddle, embrace, endearment, feel, fondling, hug, kiss, pat, pet, petting, snuggle, squeeze, stroke |
| Main Entry: | kiss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | touching lips to another |
| Synonyms: | butterfly, caress, embrace, endearment, osculation, peck, salutation, salute, smack*, smooch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | osculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kiss |
| Synonyms: | buss, butterfly, caress, embrace, endearment, peck, salutation, salute, smack*, smacker, smooch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smacker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kiss |
| Synonyms: | buss, butterfly, caress, embrace, endearment, osculation, peck, salutation, salute, smack*, smooch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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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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