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{
"term": "attractive",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an attractive woman"
},
{
"text": "I like John but I don't **find him attractive** physically."
},
{
"text": "I find men look more attractive as they age."
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "pleasant",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a big house with an attractive garden"
},
{
"text": "Your new glasses are very attractive."
},
{
"text": "Antique furniture is used to make an attractive contrast with a modern setting."
},
{
"text": "That's one of the less attractive aspects of her personality."
},
{
"text": "The city itself is very attractive."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "having features or qualities that make something seem interesting and worth having",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **attractive offer/proposition/option**"
},
{
"text": "Proposed improvements will make these areas attractive to first-time buyers."
},
{
"text": "They are able to offer attractive career opportunities to graduates."
},
{
"text": "The deal is said to be particularly attractive to investors."
},
{
"text": "Schools must try to make science more attractive to youngsters."
},
{
"text": "The policy is superficially attractive, but unlikely to work."
},
{
"text": "This is an idea that I find very attractive."
},
{
"text": "This is not an economically attractive option for many farmers."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtræktɪv/",
"audio": "at/attractive/attractive__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtræktɪv/",
"audio": "at/attractive/attractive__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘absorbent’): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’."
}