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 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 The same actions that increase a business’s attractiveness to buyers also improve efficiency, strengthen profitability, reduce risk and create more freedom for the owner today. — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The European Commission said the preloading of Gemini onto Android devices reduced the attractiveness of rival third-party models for the 60% of EU adults who use Android. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 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 The body-hugging jean aligns with the viral phenomenon centered on maximizing physical attractiveness through deliberate changes to appearance, grooming, fitness, style and medical procedures. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractiveness
  1. appeal
  2. beauty
  3. charm
  4. looks
  5. attraction
  6. fascination
  7. seductiveness
Noun
  • He was sentenced to death in 1986, won an appeal for a new sentencing hearing and was again sentenced to death in 1989.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The mish-mash of different stands, for instance, at Harrogate Town’s Wetherby Road — now no longer part of the ’92’, following their relegation in May— gave the place a certain appeal, even though the National League felt a more natural home.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • The archive features beauty products originating from the 17th century through the 2000s, with the most valuable item being a Max Factor lipstick belonging to Marilyn Monroe that Parsons secured in an online auction for more than $15,000.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Arizona native also gave fans a peek at her beauty routine, sharing a photo in which she was seen wearing yellow Rhode eye patches with her hair rolled up in curlers.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 Pleasure can become productive without losing its charm.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Grounds also have a charm many of their modern brethren lack, and the main stand here certainly delivers on that score.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • But more than a decade on, follow-through looks underwhelming.
    — Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Music and makeup fans were equally obsessed with the latest installment in Larsson and Sinot's increasingly stunning concert looks.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • The neighborhood/area Hôtel Royal is just one of the shining attractions of Evian Resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That said, together, the synergy of Venus and Pluto can make an attraction feel more compelling, or perhaps a conversation more intimate than usual.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of attraction
Noun
  • There he was routinely beaten, an experience which instilled in him a lifelong fascination with flagellation and pain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But there was a kind of bemusement with our fascination with the Wild West and our fixation on cowboys, and a sense that America has gone off the rails.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 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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