attractiveness

noun

1
as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction she had a certain attractiveness that came from her witty conversation

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2
as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses the attractiveness of the Greek countryside has inspired poets since ancient times

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Recent Examples of attractiveness The rankings were based on student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students. — Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But these concerns do not eliminate bitcoin's attractiveness in a fiscally dominant macroenvironment. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The judging criteria balanced overall attractiveness and legibility for law enforcement. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 The list compiled 300 cities of varying sizes across 22 factors of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 As popularized by streamer Clavicular, the movement approaches attractiveness like an engineering problem. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Kennedy’s account went viral the following year thanks to a clip that questioned the attractiveness of Henry the VIII’s fourth wife Anne Cleves and has more than 3 million views on TikTok. — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractiveness
  1. appeal
  2. beauty
  3. charm
  4. looks
  5. attraction
  6. fascination
  7. seductiveness
Noun
  • Now, in the midst of a subdued market, investors are being more selective, and the new playbook for funding fashion has a lot to do with the quality of that growth, the depth of connection with customers and the founder’s individual appeal.
    — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas chose to accept his execution and waive further appeals after DeSantis signed his death warrant in July.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • The beauty of the property itself affords endless opportunities to stop and admire, and provide context for the great artist's oeuvre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Historic Festival brings together a diverse field of historic racing machines for a Labor Day Weekend celebration of speed, sound and beauty with classes that range from pre-war open-wheel cars to the sports and formula cars of the postwar era.
    — Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • While the tents have the most charm, imo—ivory canvas walls, Adirondack chairs on wooden porches, true beds with sheepskin throws and wooden frames—the cabins and suites are unsurprisingly the more comfortable option.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Even as Modi and his ministers go on a charm offensive, local media report Indian police booked thousands on criminal charges.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • The combination of red and purple, in particular, has already won over celebrities, whoa re adding a pop of color to their off-duty looks.
    — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Joseph’s lavender looks are, as usual, the most divisive of the bunch.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • But perhaps playing Mona has reignited her attraction to the stage.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
  • One of the biggest attractions before kickoff was Pitt's pregame parade.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of attraction
Noun
  • The film grew out of Herzog’s fascination with British twins Freda and Greta Chaplin, who became tabloid fodder in the 1980s after a neighbor was granted a restraining order against them.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On the one hand, there’s a fascination with collective joy and the forms of vernacular invention that aspire to it; on the other, there’s an underlying melancholy that points to the inevitability of isolation, an epistemology of loneliness.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascination
Noun
  • That’s the seductiveness of the Reflecting Pool.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
  • Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Definition of seductiveness

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“Attractiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attractiveness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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