attraction

CEFRB1

/əˈtɹækʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of liking or interest in someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A place or event that draws many visitors.

Examples

  • Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction.

  • Do you feel any attraction for this book?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The tendency to attract.

  2. An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

  3. The state of being attractive.

More examples

In context

  • I feel a strong attraction to the music of Beethoven.

  • The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.

  • The new mall should be a major attraction.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.