attractivenessn.

Brit.

/əˈtraktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/əˈtræktᵻvnᵻs/

Forms: see attractive adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attractive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < attractive adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being attractive (to people or other living beings); pleasingness; the quality of being good-looking or sexually attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun]

drawingc1300

favourc1300

gracea1382

graciousnessa1425

likingnessc1450

allurement1548

allurance1574

seemliness1577

gracefulnessa1586

blandishment1594

attractiveness1622

takingness1652

engagingness1727

winningness1727

temptingness1802

cuteness1807

attachingness1808

winsomeness1825

beaux yeux1828

prepossessingness1876

enchantingness1879

aegyo1997

1622 T. Matthew Of Love Iesus Christ lxxx. 485 The externall Excellencies, and attractiuenesse of our Blessed Lady.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie 146 When a Black hair meets with a Brown or swarth Complexion, it falls much short of that attractiveness of beauty.

1714 T. Lucas Mem. Most Famous Gamesters & Sharpers 47 She believ'd all this to be but Words of Course,..being very sensible there could be no such Attractiveness in her that could produce any such Effect.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 293 The same Attractiveness in Riches, the same Relish in Sovereignty.

1845 Bibliotheca Sacra Feb. 32 The useful arts gratify the taste, but their attractiveness is a subordinate excellence.

1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 682 Those descendants from a common ancestor which vary from the others in any direction that tends to increase their attractiveness to insects..will have the best chance of survival.

1910 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1909 193 Foremost in attractiveness to birds among cultivated fruit-bearing plants are mulberries.

1963 J. T. Farrell Silence of Hist. xii. 185 Nor was there any reason why she shouldn't find Bertram a young man of interest and attractiveness.

2004 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 29 Nov. 8 Our culture promotes young-ness, or young appearance, as the essential element of attractiveness in women.

2. The quality of having an attracting force (as magnetism, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > quality of

affinity1600

alliciency1646

attractiveness1661

1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 246 God has Veyl'd in an Obscure..Stone an Attractivenesse (Unvouchsaf'd to Diamonds and Ruby's).

1673 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6136 The..body will emulate Amber in brightness and the attractiveness of straw.

1757 in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. IV. 268 Observing the attractiveness of hot iron.

1846 W. B. Carpenter Elem. Physiol. i. i. 28 This directing power is only another manifestation of the same magnetic attractiveness.

1897 Australasian Coachbuilder & Saddler 15 Aug. 84/2 The reason for the upright position assumed by the filings does not lie in the attractiveness of the magnet, but in mutual repulsion of the particles of iron.

1986 Plasmas & Fluids iv. 171 Improvements already demonstrated on smaller-scale experiments should greatly improve toroidal reactor attractiveness.

2013 A. P. Klimley Biol. Sharks & Rays ix. 227 The electrical waveform recorded from a female was simulated with two electrodes in the presence of males to demonstrate the attractiveness of these bioelectrical fields.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	attractiveness
释义	attractivenessn. Brit. /əˈtraktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈtræktᵻvnᵻs/ Forms: see attractive adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attractive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < attractive adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being attractive (to people or other living beings); pleasingness; the quality of being good-looking or sexually attractive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] drawingc1300 favourc1300 gracea1382 graciousnessa1425 likingnessc1450 allurement1548 allurance1574 seemliness1577 gracefulnessa1586 blandishment1594 attractiveness1622 takingness1652 engagingness1727 winningness1727 temptingness1802 cuteness1807 attachingness1808 winsomeness1825 beaux yeux1828 prepossessingness1876 enchantingness1879 aegyo1997 1622 T. Matthew Of Love Iesus Christ lxxx. 485 The externall Excellencies, and attractiuenesse of our Blessed Lady. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie 146 When a Black hair meets with a Brown or swarth Complexion, it falls much short of that attractiveness of beauty. 1714 T. Lucas Mem. Most Famous Gamesters & Sharpers 47 She believ'd all this to be but Words of Course,..being very sensible there could be no such Attractiveness in her that could produce any such Effect. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 293 The same Attractiveness in Riches, the same Relish in Sovereignty. 1845 Bibliotheca Sacra Feb. 32 The useful arts gratify the taste, but their attractiveness is a subordinate excellence. 1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 682 Those descendants from a common ancestor which vary from the others in any direction that tends to increase their attractiveness to insects..will have the best chance of survival. 1910 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1909 193 Foremost in attractiveness to birds among cultivated fruit-bearing plants are mulberries. 1963 J. T. Farrell Silence of Hist. xii. 185 Nor was there any reason why she shouldn't find Bertram a young man of interest and attractiveness. 2004 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 29 Nov. 8 Our culture promotes young-ness, or young appearance, as the essential element of attractiveness in women. 2. The quality of having an attracting force (as magnetism, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > drawing towards itself or attraction > quality of affinity1600 alliciency1646 attractiveness1661 1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 246 God has Veyl'd in an Obscure..Stone an Attractivenesse (Unvouchsaf'd to Diamonds and Ruby's). 1673 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 8 6136 The..body will emulate Amber in brightness and the attractiveness of straw. 1757 in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. IV. 268 Observing the attractiveness of hot iron. 1846 W. B. Carpenter Elem. Physiol. i. i. 28 This directing power is only another manifestation of the same magnetic attractiveness. 1897 Australasian Coachbuilder & Saddler 15 Aug. 84/2 The reason for the upright position assumed by the filings does not lie in the attractiveness of the magnet, but in mutual repulsion of the particles of iron. 1986 Plasmas & Fluids iv. 171 Improvements already demonstrated on smaller-scale experiments should greatly improve toroidal reactor attractiveness. 2013 A. P. Klimley Biol. Sharks & Rays ix. 227 The electrical waveform recorded from a female was simulated with two electrodes in the presence of males to demonstrate the attractiveness of these bioelectrical fields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1622
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