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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
   1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
      the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.

   2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
      emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive
      graces.'' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.'' --Thackeray.

            Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
            attractive to flies.                  --Lubbock.
      -- {At*tract"ive*ly}, adv. -- {At*tract"ive*ness}, n.

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n.
   That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.

         Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.

Source : WordNet®

attractive
     adj 1: pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or
            charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an
            attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book
            with attractive illustrations" [ant: {unattractive}]
     2: having power to arouse interest; "an attractive
        opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay"
     3: having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or
        pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic
        board" [syn: {attractive(a)}, {magnetic}] [ant: {repulsive(a)}]
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