ATTRACTIVE

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton.

2.
a.

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.

3.
n.

That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.

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