Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]

1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]

2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." --Milton. "Attractive eyes." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. --Lubbock. [1913 Webster] -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. [1913 Webster]

Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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attractive adj
1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" [ant: unattractive]
2: having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
3: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board" [syn: attractive(a), magnetic] [ant: repulsive(a)]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]

1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.

2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive graces.'' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.'' --Thackeray.

Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. --Lubbock. -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.

Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)