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at‧trac‧tive S2 W2
1 someone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that makes you sexually interested in them : an attractive young woman
an attractive young woman2 pleasant to look at : Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.
Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.3 having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in it
—attractively adverb
—attractiveness noun [uncountable]
WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: beautiful, pretty, handsome, good-looking, attractive, gorgeous, stunningbeautiful is used to describe someone, usually a woman or child, who is attractive in a very special and noticeable way.pretty is usually used to describe a girl or woman who is good-looking, with regular features. It can also be used to describe a boy or young man who has an attractive but feminine face.handsome is usually used to describe a man or boy who is good-looking, with strong regular features. It can also be used to describe a woman, usually an older woman, who has attractive but masculine features.good-looking can be used to describe anyone who you think is nice to look at. attractive is used to describe someone who looks good in a way that attracts sexual interest • I can see he's handsome, but I don't find him very attractive.gorgeous and stunning are emphatic ways of saying that someone is very attractive. Gorgeous is used mostly in spoken English. ➔ See also beautiful
