Definition of attractive
attractively
adverbattractiveness
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Examples of attractive in a Sentence
An attractive woman greeted us at the door.
The camera has many attractive features at a very attractive price.
Recent Examples of attractive from the Web
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Western Europe and the United States are both slowly coming to understand that the psychological and financial costs of migration are falling and emigration to the West is becoming a more attractive option to more people across the world.
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Those big sails are basically organic billboards, and, just as flowers evolved to look attractive, maybe there’s something similar is going on with those ludicrous neural spines.
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One attractive float was a miniature train by Canadian National Rail.
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As a result, employers are much more open-minded to candidates who may have only general skills, and less attractive backgrounds.
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Grossman said e-cigarettes also are very attractive to teens, who seem to be less inclined to use cigarettes.
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That combination of factors makes the SEPP program attractive for people with significant amounts of money in their traditional retirement accounts who want to retire really early.
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Stocks and other riskier investments might become less attractive relative to safer holdings such as bank CDs.
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The film shows us that the face of danger can sometimes feel attractive and all sorts of weird relationships can spring up in the most desperate of circumstances.
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Origin and Etymology of attractive
see attract
ATTRACTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
attractive
playDefinition of attractive for English Language Learners
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: having a pleasing appearance; especially : having a pleasing appearance that causes romantic or sexual feelings in someone
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: having a feature or quality that people like
ATTRACTIVE Defined for Kids
attractive
playDefinition of attractive for Students
1 : having the power or quality of drawing interest an attractive offer
2 : having a pleasing appearance an attractive home
attractively
adverbattractiveness
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