attraction

English Online Dictionary. What means attraction‎? What does attraction mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈtɹækʃən/, [əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n], [əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n]
• Rhymes: -ækʃən

Noun

attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions)

1. The tendency to attract.

2. The feeling of being attracted (to something).
   1. (in particular) Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a specified individual, kind of person, etc).
3. (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

4. (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
5. (linguistics) 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.

Synonyms

• charm
• pull

Antonyms

• repulsion

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• orientation

Further reading

• Attraction (grammar) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tractation

French

Etymology

From Old French attraction, from Latin attractiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tʁak.sjɔ̃/

Noun

attraction f (plural attractions)

1. attraction (all senses)

Derived terms

• parc d'attractions

Descendants

• → Hungarian: attrakció

Further reading

• “attraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.