attractive

adj
/əˈtɹæktɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractīvus, equivalent to attract + -ive.

  1. derived from attractīvus
  2. derived from attractif

Definitions

  1. Causing attraction

    Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

  2. Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities

    Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

    • That's a very attractive offer.
  3. Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

    • He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
    • […] or I keysmash my feelings away every time there is an attractive picture of them that surfaced on the internet and since every picture is an attractive picture, let's just say my keyboard knows the pain I have to go through.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at attractive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at attractive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at attractive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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