attractive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
    • a remarkably attractive young man
    • an attractive personality
    • attractive clothes
    • a book with attractive illustrations
  2. adjective satellite having power to arouse interest
    • an attractive opportunity
    • the job is attractive because of the pay
  3. adjective having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull;
    • an attractive force

WordNet

At*tract"ive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. attractif.
Definitions
  1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton.
  2. 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.
At*tract"ive noun
Definitions
  1. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
    Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.

Webster 1913