attractive
adjective
at·trac·tive
ə-ˈtrak-tiv 
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: having or relating to the power to attract
attractive forces between molecules
attractively
adverb
attractiveness
noun
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.
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The vast majority of the city’s industrial jobs remained low paying, dangerous, and only attractive to the most desperate Americans until the 1940s.
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While sunbathing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the actress Norma Shearer noticed an attractive young man at poolside talking on a telephone.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Offering reliable weekly service schedules makes this attractive to busy homeowners.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
These rooms, and the rest of the interior, have just been professionally repainted using attractive colors.
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Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
While sunbathing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the actress Norma Shearer noticed an attractive young man at poolside talking on a telephone.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Offering reliable weekly service schedules makes this attractive to busy homeowners.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
These rooms, and the rest of the interior, have just been professionally repainted using attractive colors.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attractive
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“Attractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attractive. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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attractive
adjective
at·trac·tive
ə-ˈtrak-tiv
attractively
adverb
attractiveness
noun
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