attractiveat‧trac‧tive /əˈtræktɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
an attractive young woman Women seem to find him attractive.► see thesaurus at beautiful2pleasant to look at: Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.3having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in itattractive to a political movement that is attractive to young peopleattractive offer/proposition/package etc I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.► see thesaurus at good—attractively adverb—attractiveness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an attractive outfit
- an attractive personality
- He was a tall attractive man in his mid-forties.
- I don't find those body-builders with huge muscles attractive at all.
- I don't know what makes Jamie so attractive to women.
- Improvements to public infrastructure is one way of making depressed areas more attractive to private industry.
- It's enough for me that my husband thinks I'm sexually attractive.
- Lower rates have made other currencies, such as the dollar, more attractive.
- She's very nice but I don't really find her attractive.
- The houses were situated in an attractive spot, near the river.
- The interest rate makes these an attractive investment.
- The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.
- The staff includes many top scientists who left attractive jobs elsewhere to join the hard-driving CEO.
- This attractive book is an ideal gift for any young baseball fan.
- We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit.
- A resumption of dividend payments looks in store this year and the shares at 37p are attractive.
- An attractive verandah restaurant, open to the public, offers romantic àlacarte dining.
- Everything had been provided to make this room an attractive and restful setting for any guest.
- He seemed unaware of how attractive he was to women.
- She is only a skeleton, but she believes she is still alive and highly attractive.
- She was an attractive woman, but I never thought she had a human feeling in her.
- Still another way of promoting a more embracing gay culture is to make old age more attractive.
THESAURUSperson
a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks: · Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman.· a beautiful baby
a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English: · He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring.· Do you think she’s good-looking?
an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them: · She’s a very attractive woman.· A lot of women find him attractive.
a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face: · You look pretty with your hair down.· She has a very pretty face.
a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face: · He was tall, dark, and handsome.· She was a big, handsome woman.
spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women: · She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous.· You look absolutely stunning in that dress!
spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults: · a cute little puppy· She thinks you’re cute!
spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice: · You look lovely tonight.
place/thing etc used to describe something that looks, feels, sounds etc so good that it gives you a lot of pleasure: · a beautiful tropical beach· a beautiful song· The weather was beautiful.
spoken used when saying that something looks, feels, or sounds very nice: · What a lovely day!· a lovely voice· a lovely perfume
pleasant to look at – often used about things that are not big or impressive: · a pretty little pink dress· a pretty village
pleasant to look at. Attractive sounds more formal than pretty: · an attractive white-painted cottage with green shutters· an attractive city
very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views: · The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent.· a magnificent Persian carpet· There were magnificent views over the old city.
written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places: · the picturesque harbour town of Castleton· Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.
extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views: · All around is a stunning view of Cape Town.· The landscape is breathtaking.
used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill: · an exquisite piece of jewellery· an exquisite flower· an exquisite picture of a bird of paradise
designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style: · an elegant Neo-Classical building· a long and elegant staircase
of a high standard or quality: · I’ve just read a really good book.· My French is not very good.
pleasant and enjoyable. Nice is very common in spoken English. In written English, it is better to use other words: · I hope you have a nice vacation.· It will be nice to see you again.
well made from good materials: · If you buy good quality shoes, they last much longer.· high-quality wallpapers
used for describing things of a very high quality, or weather with no rain and clear skies: · The restaurant serves the finest food in Florence.· If it’s fine tomorrow, we’ll go for a walk.
American English spoken good – used when you like something: · That’s a neat idea.· They sell some really neat stuff.
an attractive offer, course of action etc seems good and makes you want to accept it or do it: · Going home for dinner was a more attractive proposition than completing his run.· Buying direct from the manufacturer seems the most attractive option.
something that is impressive is good in a way that makes people admire it: · an impressive achievement· It was a very impressive performance.
Longman Language Activatormaking you like someone or something, or to want to do something · The houses were situated in an attractive spot, near the river.· an attractive personality· The staff includes many top scientists who left attractive jobs elsewhere to join the hard-driving CEO.· Lower rates have made other currencies, such as the dollar, more attractive.attractive to · Improvements to public infrastructure is one way of making depressed areas more attractive to private industry.
someone or something that is appealing has qualities that make people like them : · Having someone to do all my cleaning for me was an appealing prospect.· He decided to follow the example of his one-time political mentor, Nixon, and make himself a more appealing candidate. · Although a warmer climate may sound appealing, the effects of the heat can be difficult to cope with.
something that is tempting is something that you want to do or have very much, but which you have doubts about doing or having: · I've recently received a very tempting job offer from IBM.· Inside you'll find tempting recipes from around the world, all beautifully illustrated.· It was very tempting - only £50 for a ticket to the fight - but I decided to save the money.
so good or attractive that you feel you must have it or do it: · The table was covered with irresistible chocolate desserts of all descriptions.irresistible to: · High interest rates have made these saving plans irresistible to small investors.· To my parents, the pull of this beautiful country town must have seemed irresistible.
something that is enticing attracts you very strongly, especially because it is interesting and you want to find out more about it: · enticing smells coming from the kitchenenticing to: · The advertisers have been accused of trying to make the alcoholic drinks enticing to teenagers.
thing/building also lovely especially British use this about a thing or building that looks extremely good, and gives you a feeling of pleasure: · "Do you like the house?" "Like it? It's beautiful!"· Thanks for the flowers - they're lovely!· This is one of Europe's loveliest churches.
use this about an object that is small and delicate, or things in your home such as curtains and carpets: · The room was decorated with pretty wallpaper with yellow flowers on it.· What a pretty watch!
very beautiful and very impressive - use this about a large and impressive building or piece of furniture, especially an old one: · The room was dominated by a magnificent four-poster bed.· a magnificent 15th century castle
extremely beautiful and of the highest quality: · The lilies we got from the flower market were absolutely superb.· a superb collection of Chinese porcelain· In the center of the crown is a superb diamond.
especially British, spoken use this about a beautiful thing that you admire very much: · I love your dress! It's such a gorgeous colour!· The apartment had been furnished in rich, deep colors and gorgeous fabrics.
very beautiful - use this about jewellery or other things that have been designed with a lot of care and made with a lot of skill: · an exquisite handcarved ivory brooch· The sets and costumes for the dance performance were exquisite.
use this about a building, a piece of furniture, or a piece of clothing that is beautifully designed in a simple but usually expensive way: · We first met him at an elegant hotel in the uptown district of Manhattan.· an elegant rosewood dining table· She was wearing an elegant black suit.
pleasant to look at: · Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.· This attractive book is an ideal gift for any young baseball fan.
especially British pleasant to look at: · The dress was such a lovely colour, a deep blue that really suited her.· It was a lovely big house with a big garden out the back.
written something such as a building, piece of furniture, or work of art that is splendid is beautiful and impressive: · In the centre of the room was a splendid 18th century oak table.· Wealthy nobles inhabited splendid villas in the surrounding countryside.
something that is stunning is very beautiful so that everyone notices and admires it: · Rafaella wore a stunning white satin wedding gown.· Knox's metal statues are stunning.
an arrangement, design etc that is artistic looks attractive and has been done with skill and imagination: · I love your Christmas decorations - they're very artistic.· The food was presented in an artistic way.
man use this about a man who is nice to look at but in a fairly ordinary way: · Paul is very good-looking, but he's too arrogant.· She showed me a photo of a good-looking young soldier.
especially written use this about a man who is good-looking, especially one who is tall and looks strong: · Lena had fallen in love with a rich, handsome Frenchman.· My brother was two years older than me, taller, and more handsome.· He looks really handsome in his uniform, doesn't he?
use this about a man who is good-looking, especially in a way that makes people sexually interested in him: · He was a tall attractive man in his mid-forties.find somebody attractive: · I don't find those body-builders with huge muscles attractive at all.
especially American, spoken use this about a young man who looks nice and is sexually attractive: kind of cute spoken: · I don't know why she won't go out with him. I think he's kind of cute.
especially spoken use this to emphasize that a man is extremely attractive in a sexual way: · Look at that guy over there. Isn't he gorgeous?
especially spoken use this about a man who looks pleasant and friendly but is not extremely attractive: · I suppose he's quite nice-looking, but he's not really my type.· Chris is a nice-looking guy with a good sense of humor.
informal very attractive and strong-looking: · Have you seen the new sports instructor? He's really hunky.· The show stars hunky Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.
good-looking with strong features that are often not perfect: · Ann admired his rugged good looks.· He was solidly built and looked like a rugged quarterback.
very attractive, especially because you have a particular feature that is attractive and unusual: · He had a striking profile, with a large nose that reminded people of a Roman statue.
to be a strong-looking, attractive man - used especially in humorous descriptions: · Her husband was a fine figure of a man - tall, broad-chested and with a bushy black moustache.
good-looking and well-dressed in a way that makes people notice you - used especially in literature: · She left her family to move to Argentina with her lover, a dashing polo player.· Steve was looking very dashing in a light-coloured suit.
woman use this about a woman who is extremely attractive in a way that is fairly unusual and special, so that people notice and admire her: · Standing in the doorway was a beautiful woman with long black hair and green eyes.· Karen was even more beautiful than I had remembered.· She has a beautiful smile.· You look beautiful tonight.
use this about a woman who is nice to look at and has an attractive face and body: · Ginny was tall and good-looking.· A good-looking young woman in a business suit came into the room.· She seems to get better-looking the older she gets.
use this about a young woman or girl who has an attractive face and is good-looking, but not in an unusual way: · Maureen's really pretty, isn't she?· A pretty girl like you should have a boyfriend.· She has a pretty face.· Doesn't she look pretty with her hair up?
use this about a woman who is good-looking, especially in a way that makes people sexually interested in her: · Frances was a charming and attractive girl.· Bob's wife is a very attractive womanfind somebody attractive: · A lot of men find plump women attractive.
especially spoken use this about a woman who looks pleasant and friendly but is not extremely pretty: · My mother was always a nice-looking woman.
especially American, spoken use this about a girl or young woman who is pretty and sexually attractive: · Do you like Jill Anderson? I think she's cute!· Heidi is the cutest girl in my class.
especially spoken use this to emphasize that a woman is extremely attractive, in a sexual way: · That woman on "Baywatch" - I think she's gorgeous.· You look absolutely gorgeous in that dress!
use this about a woman who looks like a beautiful actress or as if she is very rich, and has an attractive body and wears expensive clothes: · The picture showed a glamorous young woman sitting in a sports car.· glamorous Hollywood movie stars of the 1950s
use this about a woman who is extremely beautiful and sexually attractive, in a way that everyone notices and admires: · Men always stared when she looked good, and today she was stunning.· Mother came out of her room, looking stunning in her silk dressing gown.
use this about a woman who is tall and attractive, and wears clothes that are simple but have a lot of good style: · An elegant young woman sat at the next table, sipping a cocktail.· Jody manages to look elegant, even in a simple pantsuit.
use this about a woman who is very attractive, especially because she has a particular feature that is beautiful and unusual: · Even at 75, Alice is still a striking woman.· Celia had striking brown eyes like some Russian icon.· With her mass of black hair and pale skin she looked very striking.
especially British if a woman looks lovely , she looks very attractive: · He told his wife that evening that she had never looked lovelier.· Claire was young and lovely, but rather shy.
very good-looking and sexually attractive - used especially in humorous descriptions: · The farmer had three daughters, all three blonde and ravishing.· Cynthia looked positively ravishing this evening.
written a very beautiful woman: · In her youth she had been a woman of great beauty.
dressed, arranged, decorated etc in a beautiful way · This is a beautifully illustrated book.· The flowers were placed in a beautifully decorated vase.· "What do you think about the garden?" "You've done it beautifully!"
in a way that is pleasant to look at: · Helen is always prettily dressed.· Marie arranged the radishes prettily on a plate.
in a way that makes something very pleasant to look at, especially in order to make people want it: · We hope to sell goods by packaging them attractively.· All her friends were younger, prettier and more attractively dressed.
in a beautiful way that is simple, but usually expensive: · Tom's mother was an elegantly dressed gray-haired woman.· The bedroom was elegantly decorated with deep-blue and gold wallpaper.
in a very delicate, careful, and beautiful way: · In the box was a pair of exquisitely shaped old earrings.· The tiny china doll was exquisitely ornate.
in a way that looks attractive and has been done with a lot of skill and imagination: · Red and blue flowers were artistically arranged to form a pattern.
good ideas/plans/suggestions · "Why don't you write to your bank and ask for a loan?'' "That's a good idea.''· I thought it would be a good idea to arrive early.· That's the best suggestion you've made all day.· The best way of getting your children to learn foreign languages is to send them to stay abroad.
extremely good: · We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.· That sounds like an excellent idea to me.
spoken informal a great idea is one that you like very much: great idea: · "Let's have a barbecue." "That's a great idea."great!: · "You want to go to a movie instead?" "Yeah, great, why not!"
American spoken say this when you think an idea is good because it is original and clever: · Jim and I need more time together away from the kids, so we came up with this neat idea of meeting after work.· "Why don't we go to the beach!'' "Yeah that sounds really neat.''
extremely good, in a way that makes you feel happy or excited: · I've just though of a fantastic idea.· "What do you think of Kate's suggestion?'' "I think it's terrific.''
British informal extremely good and clever: · "Maybe we should invite them over here instead of going to their place." "Brilliant!"· Joanna came up with a brilliant idea for a new book.
: attractive offer/proposition/package etc one that is very good and makes you want to accept it: · The job pays well and you get a company car and 30 days holiday a year -- it's certainly an attractive offer.· We've put together what we think is a very attractive package, including discounts, special offers, and free credit.
someone who is sexually attractive sexually attractive to people, either because of your body, your good looks, or attractive personality: · Peter is strong, good looking, and very sexy.· The advertisement showed a sexy young woman in a short skirt standing beside a sports car.· Her flushed cheeks, wide eyes, and slightly opened mouth made her look sexy.
someone who is attractive has a personality or appearance that makes other people sexually attracted to them: · It's enough for me that my husband thinks I'm sexually attractive.attractive to: · I don't know what makes Jamie so attractive to women.find somebody attractive (=think they are attractive): · She's very nice but I don't really find her attractive.
someone's appearance, behaviour, or personality that makes them sexually attractive: · Tanya uses her sex appeal to get whatever she wants.have sex appeal: · Barry's a really nice guy, but he has absolutely no sex appeal.
formal someone who is desirable makes you feel sexually attracted to them: · Ray was still in good shape and far more desirable than most men his age.
a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and an attractive, rounded body, so that men feel sexually attracted to her: · Everyone turned to look at Gordon and his voluptuous mistress as they entered the room.
written a woman who is alluring attracts men in a sexual way, because she seems to be exciting and a little mysterious: · Helene was an alluring beauty whom few men could resist.· She was encouraged to use her feminine charms, to be coy and alluring.
not good-looking not nice to look at - use this as a less direct way of saying someone is unattractive: · He's a nice guy, but not very good-looking.
not nice to look at and not sexually attractive in a physical way: · Like many teenage girls, she was worried that she was unattractive.· He wasn't a particularly attractive man, but there was something about him that women liked.find somebody unattractive (=think that someone is unattractive): · She was crazy about Carl, and couldn't understand why we found him unattractive.
someone who is plain , especially a woman, is not ugly but is not at all good-looking: · Catherine, who had been rather plain as a child, was now an attractive young woman.· Miles was the plain one in an otherwise good-looking family.
American someone who is homely is not at all good-looking: · The waitress was a homely girl from Kansas.· Brad was a serious boy, very ordinary-looking but not downright homely.
if you say that someone is not much to look at , you mean that they are not good-looking, especially when other things about them are attractive: · Edward's not much to look at, but he has a great personality.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Women seem to find him attractive. I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Women seem to find him attractive. I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.· If you don’t want curtains, blinds are a good alternative.
· Large blue eyes set in a long thin face give him a striking and attractive appearance.
· The house had many attractive features, notably the large garden.
(=one that sounds or is good)· If time is short, taking the car to northern France is an attractive option.
· She found him physically attractive.
· Setting up your own business is a very attractive proposition.
· A journey of that length was not an attractive prospect.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· When a man as attractive as Crilly makes an attempt to leave the circle, the girls get bothered.· But surely some one who could make a column as attractive as this one would have no trouble making another forty-seven?· Printing and presentation should be as attractive as possible - after all the library is an attractive place isn't it?· For recession-weary washers, lower bills may sound just as attractive as greener laundry - as it were.· It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight.· On the other hand, one of the things that marks an emerging market as attractive is access to large markets.· One was that it might not be as attractive as some of the stronger currencies and so its general acceptability might suffer.
· She was also by all accounts extremely attractive.· Water is extremely attractive as a source of both propellants and life-support materials.· However, she gives warning that this can still be misleading, especially if the interest includes an extremely attractive bonus.· On the positive side, McCain, his wife, Cindy, and his children make an extremely attractive family.· He was extremely attractive, with thick hair and clear eyes and a scattering of freckles.· This species is extremely attractive but suitable only for large tanks where the leaves coil decoratively under water.· Lounge bar and restaurant offering a first-class menu. Extremely attractive locality.· Comments: An extremely attractive, hardy, easy-to-grow species.
· He seemed unaware of how attractive he was to women.· She wanted to flirt and dance and find out how attractive she was to other men.· If you want to employ an attractive secretary how attractive does she have to be?· The house stands for oral greediness and how attractive it is to give in to it.· She knew now how attractive Miguel could be when he wanted to be, and she knew he could manipulate her feelings.· His eyes sparkled with delight as her mannerisms and voice reminded him of just how attractive he found Englishwomen.· I could see how attractive was the chance it offered him to leave Reine, and he deserved it.
· Normally rising interest rates will depress the price of gilts by making their fixed interest payments less attractive to investors.· Teen-age girls cut their hair and dressed in baggy clothes to be less attractive to the mysterious killer.· In some cases this may make the prospect of an award less attractive.· Why is Congress trying to make the United States a less attractive destination?· The general science courses may have been more suited but have proved less attractive.· It is small wonder that the idea of setting sail for an un-known land grew less and less attractive to him.· I am sure it will but I also think that it will take sales away from the bigger, but less attractive 5-Series.· Among themselves, economists usually agree that welfare payments and unemployment insurance make getting a job less attractive.
· A similar ear-marked tax for health could prove even more attractive.· But replacing it with something more attractive is going to cost a lot more than anyone anticipated.· A rich soil soon becomes home to rampant weeds which smother less competitive, more attractive plants.· Improvements to public infrastructure were emphasized as a means of making depressed areas more attractive to private industry.· X and make it standard with Solaris 2.1 and 2. x, making that stuff more attractive.· Consider a group of guys married to women more attractive than they are.· The taxing of consumption does make current saving more attractive.· During periods of recovery, stocks are usually more attractive investments because rising economic activity increases companies' earnings.
· In general, what people find most stimulating and most attractive is a bit different but not too different from what they know already.· He has examined a number of competing fusion schemes, and found helium-3 / deuterium fusion to be the most attractive.· The Standards looked most attractive, and operated throughout the summer season in normal service until 1966, when they were withdrawn.· Indeed, many homosexual actors and models are among the men regarded as most attractive to women.· Mr Wood's Fossils is now one of Edinburgh's most attractive specialist shops.· But it also could mean that he is the most attractive player the Suns have to trade.· It was nice to hear the radio 5 commentator say that Leeds play one of the most attractive styles of football around.· The cocktail and long and short evening dresses I saw, were most attractive and cleverly designed.
· The turning to the legs is particularly attractive here.· And the hours are flexible, which makes it particularly attractive to women who have family responsibilities.· Until men had learned how to cut diamonds, they were not particularly attractive crystals.· A large canvas of poppies provides a particularly attractive example of this aspect of her work.· Why should emerging markets be particularly attractive?· The crevices where the spurs were cut back each year were particularly attractive hiding places for mealy bugs.· The architecture and culture feel pleasantly familiar and the friendly atmosphere makes Tenerife particularly attractive.· She was a very strong-willed child, and not a particularly attractive one.
· What was so attractive about it?· In fact, it may be this polychrome character that makes pentecostalism so attractive to so many people.· If you actually show people in much greater need, young adults, they're not so attractive.· Looked at this way, minus the polished eyes, her face was not so attractive.· It was unfair for one man to be so attractive.· That's why hedgehogs find gardens so attractive - they are excellent sources of food.· But the Cotswold valley that made the property so attractive will soon be the route of a new bypass.· Now the choice is so wide and the packaging so attractive that most children are delighted.
· And at 3.15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays it's very attractive indeed.· She loved his looks, and when he stood up to her, she found him very attractive.· Voice over Female speaker Children like animals and there's no doubt this is a very attractive one.· I had a girl in Hong Kong, Jim said. Very attractive and intelligent young woman.· The outer edges were rounded and smoothed with a small edging trowel, which gives a very attractive finish.· She was smart, energetic, very attractive, and turning forty.· Logistic considerations make the Moon a very attractive base of operations if ice is abundant in the lunar polar regions.
NOUN· Supposedly few recruits to the field will choose to enter into these basic and difficult studies if there are attractive alternatives.· Since the recent purchase of a block of furnished flatlets in Bridlington, Yorkshire, self-catering holidays have become an attractive alternative.· Blinds are an attractive alternative to curtains, and there are many types available.· It seems a highly attractive alternative to periodic sterling crises.
· An additional attractive feature for savers was the fact that societies did not normally levy transactions charges on accounts.· Yet market buildings, even when they are quite plain, are usually attractive features of a town.· It is a very attractive feature and has only been known to dry up once in the summer of 1826.· It is the autonomous nature of sole trading which is an attractive feature of this form of business enterprise.· Provided the room is big enough, room divider doors are a practical solution and can be an attractive feature.· She was sixteen-years-old but with her slim, petite figure and attractive features she could have passed for twenty.· The generality and flexibility of such a procedure are a very attractive feature of the technology.· A particularly attractive feature of the notation is its expressiveness.
· As she stepped back to view the result, she realised that Martha was really a most attractive girl.· She's a very attractive girl.· She was also an attractive girl.· Louisa, an attractive girl full of life was in service at Mapledurham.· An attractive girl with a cheerful smile and laughing eyes was sitting at the cash register by the doorway.· She used make-up and bleached her hair and was a very attractive girl.· Besides, Liza was no longer the stunningly attractive girl she had been a year ago.
· Who are these two, these fiercely attractive men who want me to stick their needle in my arm?· Then, when I tell him about some of the more attractive men at my current gym, he nods appreciatively.· One is always tempted to save money by photographing locals, or the various attractive men and women one meets on holiday.· An attractive man stands by the door, glasses and a brown mustache, reading Barbara Pym.· The most attractive man in all Ireland, the girl in the shop had said, and perhaps he was.· I try and meet the intellectual types at bookstores, but all the attractive men tend to congregate in the porno sections.· He's a very attractive man who looks younger than his age so why the hang-up?· Matthew Preston was an attractive man physically.
· Having to move an offer deadline date backward due to a lack of attractive offers will place a vendor in a weak position.· I am just sitting tight waiting for an attractive offer.· Competition has hit a new high with many attractive offers in the run-up to Christmas.
· By applying a set of pragmatic guidelines to software choice a clearer picture of the more attractive options emerges.· He said the stock market remains an attractive option.· Despite this, arrest for questioning has quickly become an attractive option for the police.· Prostitution is no longer an attractive option to ensure economic survival.· Buying direct from a manufacturer often seems the most attractive option at first glance.· Coupled with this expertise, lower costs make arbitration a very attractive option.· For style, elegance and versatility, the Classico paving system from Marley is an attractive option.· Intrapersonal conflict occurs in an individual where there are several equally attractive options but only one may be chosen.
· It is not an attractive proposition for independent power generation because it is difficult to finance.· In theory, a star-driven period melodrama with top-notch production values should have been an attractive proposition for distributors.· If hiring costs can be reduced by machines working longer, it could become an even more attractive proposition.· By the end of the Regency period the pub was becoming a far more attractive proposition for the government, too.· Costs and qualifications All-optical cabling is an attractive proposition.· This was not an attractive proposition, but my idea of womanhood was hardly preferable.· I can't feel that this music as presented here is an attractive proposition at full price.· Relativism is not an attractive proposition to anyone, least of all philosophers, because everything becomes so uncertain and transitory.
· I don't know how she's put up with it at times, because she's an attractive woman.· In the next twelve months I went out with five spunky and attractive women.· She was a small, attractive woman with red hair.· I was greeted by a very attractive woman of about thirty.· Not for her that studied aloofness which so many attractive women mistakenly affect.· Goering had noted many times before that the fatter and more powerful he got, the more attractive women found him.· He was an incredibly handsome man, Marianne a stunningly attractive woman.· He could never resist doing that with an attractive woman.
WORD FAMILYnounattractionattractivenessadjectiveattractive ≠ unattractiveverbattractadverbattractively
1someone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that makes you sexually interested in them: an attractive young woman Women seem to find him attractive.► see thesaurus at beautiful2pleasant to look at: Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.3having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in itattractive to a political movement that is attractive to young peopleattractive offer/proposition/package etc I must say, it’s a very attractive offer.► see thesaurus at good—attractively adverb—attractiveness noun [uncountable]