different between attractive vs attached

English

Etymology

From Middle French attractif, from Late Latin attractivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?ækt?v/
• Rhymes: -ækt?v

Adjective

attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)

1. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
2. 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 the opposite sex.

   He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.

Synonyms

• (causing attraction): magnetic
• (having the ability to charm): See Thesaurus:attractive
• (pleasing or appealing to the senses): See Thesaurus:beautiful

Antonyms

• (having the power of charming): repulsive, ugly
• (pleasing or appealing to the senses): repulsive, ugly
• unattractive

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Translations

References

• attractive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• attractive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• attractive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t?ak.tiv/

Adjective

attractive

1. feminine singular of attractif

Latin

Adjective

attract?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of attract?vus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??tæt?t/
• Rhymes: -æt?t
• Hyphenation: at?tached

Verb

attached

1. simple past tense and past participle of attach

Adjective

attached (comparative more attached, superlative most attached)

1. Connected; joined.
2. Fond of (used with to).

   I'm very attached to my pets.

3. In a romantic or sexual relationship.

   As far as I know, he isn't attached, so I'm going to invite him out on a date.

   I'm not ready to get attached, as I want to continue sleeping around.

4. (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.

   In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.

5. Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

Coordinate terms

• (sharing two walls): detached, semiattached

Translations

Anagrams

• deattach