attraction
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
attraction
- /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ UK, US
- [əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n] UK, US
- [əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n] UK, US
Rhymes with -ækʃən
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.?
Latin trahō
Latin attrahō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin attractiōder.
Old French attractionbor.
Middle English attraccioun
English attraction
From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.
noun attractions
- 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.
- 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.
- Sexual or romantic desire (especially for a usually specified individual, kind of person, etc). I've always had an attraction to blondes.
- 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.
