Attractive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

having power to arouse interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹlɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtɹˈaktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtɹˈaktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹlɑːk/.

Examples

a remarkably attractive young man
an attractive personality
attractive clothes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

repulsive unattractive

Parts of Speech

adjective	pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm “a remarkably attractive young man”
adjective	having power to arouse interest “an attractive opportunity”
adjective	having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull “an attractive force”

Word Forms

attract	verb	be attractive to
attractiveness	noun	sexual allure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

attraktiv

angenehm für das Auge oder den Geist, insbesondere durch Schönheit oder Charme

🇫🇷French

attractif

agréable à l'œil ou à l'esprit, notamment par la beauté ou le charme

🇪🇸Spanish

atractivo

Agradar a la vista o la mente, especialmente a través de la belleza o el encanto.

🇮🇹Italian

attraente

piacevole alla vista o alla mente soprattutto attraverso la bellezza o il fascino

🇳🇱Dutch

aantrekkelijk

een lust voor het oog of voor de geest, vooral door schoonheid of charme

🇵🇹Portuguese

atraente

agradável aos olhos ou à mente, especialmente através da beleza ou do charme

🇷🇺Russian

привлекательный

приятный глазу или уму, особенно благодаря красоте или очарованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकर्षक

विशेष रूप से सुंदरता या आकर्षण के माध्यम से आंख या मन को प्रसन्न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আকর্ষণীয়

বিশেষ করে সৌন্দর্য বা কমনীয়তার মাধ্যমে চোখ বা মনকে আনন্দ দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கவர்ச்சிகரமான

குறிப்பாக அழகு அல்லது வசீகரம் மூலம் கண் அல்லது மனதுக்கு மகிழ்ச்சி அளிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకర్షణీయమైన

ముఖ్యంగా అందం లేదా ఆకర్షణ ద్వారా కంటికి లేదా మనసుకు ఆహ్లాదకరంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आकर्षक

विशेषत: सौंदर्य किंवा मोहकतेद्वारे डोळ्यांना किंवा मनाला आनंद देणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકર્ષક

ખાસ કરીને સુંદરતા અથવા વશીકરણ દ્વારા આંખ અથવા મનને ખુશ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕರ್ಷಕ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകർഷകമായ

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സൗന്ദര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനോഹാരിത എന്നിവയിലൂടെ കണ്ണിനോ മനസ്സിനോ ഇമ്പമുള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਹਜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرکشش

خاص طور پر خوبصورتی یا دلکشی کے ذریعے آنکھ یا دماغ کو خوش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吸引人的

赏心悦目，特别是通过美丽或魅力

🇯🇵Japanese

魅力的

特に美しさや魅力を通して目や心を喜ばせること

🇰🇷Korean

매력적인

특히 아름다움이나 매력을 통해 눈이나 마음을 즐겁게 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hấp dẫn

làm hài lòng mắt hoặc tâm trí, đặc biệt là qua vẻ đẹp hoặc sự quyến rũ

🇹🇭Thai

มีเสน่ห์

เป็นที่พอใจแก่ตาหรือจิตใจ โดยเฉพาะด้านความงามหรือเสน่ห์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik

menyenangkan mata atau pikiran terutama melalui keindahan atau pesona

🇵🇭Filipino

kaakit-akit

nakalulugod sa mata o isip lalo na sa pamamagitan ng kagandahan o alindog

🇲🇾Malay

menarik

menyenangkan mata atau fikiran terutamanya melalui kecantikan atau daya tarikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جذاب

إرضاء العين أو العقل خاصة من خلال الجمال أو السحر

🇮🇷Persian

جذاب

خوشایند چشم یا ذهن به ویژه از طریق زیبایی یا جذابیت

🇹🇷Turkish

çekici

özellikle güzellik veya çekicilik yoluyla göze veya zihne hoş gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹשֵׁך

נעים לעין או לנפש במיוחד באמצעות יופי או קסם

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