attraction
/əˈtɹækʃn̩/ noun B1- The tendency to attract. · The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.
- The state of being attractive. · I can't resist his attraction.
- An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents. · The new mall should be a major attraction.· Star Tours is a very cool Disney World attraction.
- The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
- The feeling of being attracted (to something), that is, being drawn toward it; a desire to be near or involved (in something). · I kept returning there because I felt a strange attraction towards the place.· Our attraction to sugar makes it hard to stop eating it.
- Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a usually specified individual, kind of person, etc). · I've always had an attraction to blondes.· I don't think my husband has ever acted on any of his attractions.
- An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.
Plural attractions
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There was no more to do in the room, so the poisoner retired stealthily, as though fearing to hear the sound of her own footsteps; but as she withdrew she still held aside the curtain, absorbed in the irresistible attraction always exerted by the picture of death, so long as it is merely mysterious and does not excite disgust.
The pretext of an opera engagement was so much the more feasible, as there chanced to be on that very night a more than ordinary attraction at the Académie Royale.
He was about to marry a young and charming woman, whom he loved, not passionately, but reasonably, as became a deputy attorney of the king; and besides her personal attractions, which were very great, Mademoiselle de Saint-Méran’s family possessed considerable political influence, which they would, of course, exert in his favor.
Three days later we were back in Baker Street together; but it was evident that my friend would be much the better for a change, and the thought of a week of spring time in the country was full of attractions to me also.
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