English-Thai Dictionary
attract
VI มี ความน่าสนใจ be attractive mee-khwam-na-son-jai
attract
VT ดึงดูด ความสนใจ allure charm appeal to dueng-dud-khwam-son-jai
attract
VT ทำให้ เข้ามา ใกล้ make approach make adhere tham-hai-khao-ma-klai
attract to
PHRV ดึงดูด (ปกติ ใช้ รูป passive voice ล่อ ชวน ให้ สนใจ ทำให้ สนใจ dueng-dud
attractable
A ที่ มี สเน่ห์ ดึงดูดใจ ได้
attraction
N การ ดึงดูด kan-dueng-dud
attractive
ADJ มีเสน่ห์ ดึงดูด good-looking pleasing mee-sa-ne-dueng-dud
attractively
ADV อย่าง มีเสน่ห์ ดึงดูด charmingly appealingly yang-mee-sa-ne-dueng-dud
attractiveness
N ความ น่า ดึงดูด appeal charm khwam-na-dueng-dud
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ATTRACT
v.t.[L. attraho, attractus, of ad and trako, to draw. See Drag and Draw. ] 1. To draw to; to cause to move towards, and unite with; as, electrical bodies attract straws, and light substances, by physical laws.
2. To draw to or incline to unite with though some cause may prevent the union; as, the sun is supposed to attract the planets.
3. To draw by influence of a moral kind; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers.
4. To engage; as, to attract attention.
ATTRACT
n.Attraction. [Not in use. ]
ATTRACTABILITY
n.The quality of being attractable, or of being subject to the law of attraction.
ATTRACTABLE
a.That may be attracted; subject to attraction.
ATTRACTED
pp. Drawn towards; invited; allured; engaged.
ATTRACTIC, ATTRACTICAL
a.Having power to draw to. [Not used. ]
ATTRACTILE
a.That has power to attract.
ATTRACTING
ppr. Drawing to or towards; inviting; alluring; engaging.
ATTRACTINGLY
adv. In an attracting manner.
ATTRACTION
n. 1. The power in bodies which is supposed to draw them together; or the tendency or principle which inclines them to unite or cohere; called by Copernicus, appetence.
This power, principle or tendency in bodies to unite, is distinguished by philosophers into attraction of gravity or gravitation, which extends to a sensible distance, such as the tendency of the planets to the sun, or of a stone, when raised in the air, to fall to the earth, and of which kind is the attraction of magnetism, and of electricity; and into attraction of cohesion, or that tendency which is manifested between small particles of matter, at insensible distances, or near the point of contact, to unite them in coherence.
The attraction of gravity is supposed to be the great principle which confines the planets in their orbits. Its power or force is directly as the quantity of matter in a body, and inversely as the square of the distances of the attracting bodies.
2. The act of attracting; the effect of the principle of attraction.
Attraction may be performed by impulse or other means.
3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting or engaging; as the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
Contiguous attraction is that which is exerted between minute particles or atoms, at insensible distances. When this principle unites particles of the same kind, it is called affinity of aggregation, cohesive affinity or cohesion. When it operates on dissimilar particles, producing union, it is distinguished as heterogeneous, and called chimical attraction or affinity.
Elective attraction, in chimistry, is otherwise called affinity. It is that power in substances, which elects or selects from a mixture those elements with which they have the strongest tendency to combine.
ATTRACTIVE
a. 1. Having the quality of attracting; drawing to; as the attractive force of bodies.
2. Drawing to by moral influence; alluring; inviting; engaging; as the attractive graces.
An attractive undertaking.
ATTRACTIVELY
adv. With the power of attracting, or drawing to.
ATTRACTIVENESS
n.The quality of being attractive, or engaging.
ATTRACTOR
n.The person or thing that attracts.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ATTRACT
At *tract ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Attracting. ] Etym: [L. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t.]
1. To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition. All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another. Derham.
2. To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc. ; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers. Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. Milton.
Syn. -- To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.
ATTRACT
ATTRACT At *tract ", n.
Defn: Attraction. [Obs. ] Hudibras.
ATTRACTABILITY
ATTRACTABILITY At *tract `a *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or fact of being attractable. Sir W. Jones.
ATTRACTABLE
ATTRACTABLE At *tract "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction. -- At *tract "a *ble *ness, n.
ATTRACTER
ATTRACTER At *tract "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, attracts.
ATTRACTILE
ATTRACTILE At *tract "ile, a.
Defn: Having power to attract.
ATTRACTING
ATTRACTING At *tract "ing, a.
Defn: That attracts. -- At *tract "ing *ly, adv.
ATTRACTION
At *trac "tion, n. Etym: [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction. ]
1. (Physics )
Defn: An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.
Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, --(1.) Attraction of gravitation, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.) Magnetic, diamagnetic, and electrical attraction, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.) Adhesive attraction, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.) Cohesive attraction, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.) Capillary attraction, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.) Chemical attraction, or affinity, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. Newton.
3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
Syn. -- Allurement; enticement; charm.
ATTRACTION SPHERE
ATTRACTION SPHERE At *trac "tion sphere.
1. (Zoöl.) (a ) The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere. (b ) Less often, the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell.
2. (Bot. ) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis.
ATTRACTIVE
At *tract "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. attractif. ]
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.
ATTRACTIVE
ATTRACTIVE At *tract "ive, n.
Defn: That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement. Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. South.
ATTRACTIVITY
ATTRACTIVITY At `trac *tiv "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or degree of attractive power.
ATTRACTOR
ATTRACTOR At *tract "or, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, attracts. Sir T. Browne
New American Oxford Dictionary
attract
at tract |əˈtrakt əˈtrækt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest, favorable conditions, or opportunities: a campaign to attract more visitors to West Virginia | he hoped this strategy would attract foreign investment by multinationals. • evoke (a specified reaction ): I did not want to attract attention | his criticism of the government attracted widespread support. • cause (someone ) to have a liking for or interest in something: I was attracted to the idea of working for a ballet company. • cause (someone ) to have a sexual or romantic interest in someone: it was her beauty that attracted him. • exert a force on (an object ) that is directed toward the source of the force: the negatively charged ions attract particles of dust. DERIVATIVES at trac tor |-tər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near, ’ from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to ’ + trahere ‘draw. ’
attractant
at tract ant |əˈtraktənt əˈtræktənt | ▶noun a substance that attracts something (esp. animals ): a sex attractant given off by female moths to attract a mate. ▶adjective attracting.
attraction
at trac tion |əˈtrakSHən əˈtrækʃən | ▶noun the action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something: she has romantic ideas about sexual attraction | the timeless attraction of a good tune. • a quality or feature of something or someone that evokes interest, liking, or desire: this reform has many attractions for those on the left | the main attraction of Peking duck is the crackling texture of its skin. • a thing or place that draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure: the church is the town's main tourist attraction. • Physics a force under the influence of which objects tend to move toward each other: gravitational attraction. • Grammar the influence exerted by one word on another that causes it to change to an incorrect form, e.g., the wages of sin is (for are ) death . ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues ): from Latin attractio (n- ), from the verb attrahere (see attract ).
attractive
at trac tive |əˈtraktiv əˈtræktɪv | ▶adjective (of a thing ) pleasing or appealing to the senses: an attractive home | foliage can be as attractive as flowers. • (of a person ) appealing to look at; sexually alluring: an attractive, charismatic man. • (of a thing ) having beneficial qualities or features that induce someone to accept what is being offered: the site is close to the high-rent district, which should make it attractive to developers. • of or relating to attraction between physical objects. DERIVATIVES at trac tive ly adverb, at trac tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘absorbent ’): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere (see attract ).
Oxford Dictionary
attract
at |tract |əˈtrakt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage: a campaign to attract more visitors to Shetland | he hoped this strategy would attract foreign investment by multinationals. • evoke (a specified reaction ): I did not want to attract attention | his criticism of the government attracted widespread support. • cause (someone ) to have a liking for or interest in something: I was attracted to the idea of working for a ballet company. • (be attracted to ) have a sexual or romantic interest in: despite all her denials, she was still violently attracted to him. • exert a force on (an object ) which is directed towards the source of the force: the negatively charged ions attract particles of dust. DERIVATIVES attractor noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near ’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to ’ + trahere ‘draw ’.
attractant
at ¦tract |ant |əˈtrakt (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance which attracts: a sex attractant given off by female moths to attract a mate.
attraction
at |trac ¦tion |əˈtrakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or power of evoking interest in or liking for someone or something: the timeless attraction of a good tune | she has very romantic ideas about sexual attraction. • [ count noun ] a quality or feature that evokes interest, liking, or desire: this reform has many attractions for those on the left. • [ count noun ] a place which draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure: the church is the town's main tourist attraction. • Physics a force under the influence of which objects tend to move towards each other. • Grammar the influence exerted by one word on another which causes it to change to an incorrect form, e.g. the wages of sin is (for are ) death . ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues ): from Latin attractio (n- ), from the verb attrahere (see attract ).
attractive
at ¦tract |ive |əˈtraktɪv | ▶adjective pleasing or appealing to the senses: an attractive village | foliage can be as attractive as flowers. • (of a person ) appealing to look at; sexually alluring: a stunningly attractive, charismatic man. • having qualities or features which arouse interest: the site is close to other prestige schemes which should make it attractive to developers. • relating to attraction between physical objects. DERIVATIVES attractively adverb, attractiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘absorbent ’): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere (see attract ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
attract
attract verb 1 positive ions are attracted to the negatively charged terminal: draw, pull; magnetize. ANTONYMS repel. 2 he was attracted by her smile: entice, allure, lure, tempt, charm, win over, woo, engage, enthrall, enchant, entrance, captivate, beguile, bewitch, seduce. ANTONYMS repel. WORD SPECTRUM: attract / repel Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.
attraction
attraction noun 1 the stars are held together by gravitational attraction: pull, draw; magnetism. ANTONYMS repulsion. 2 she had lost whatever attraction she once had: appeal, attractiveness, desirability, seductiveness, seduction, allure, animal magnetism; charisma, charm, beauty, good looks, eye-appeal. ANTONYMS repulsion. 3 the fair offers sideshows and other attractions: entertainment, activity, diversion, interest.
attractive
attractive adjective 1 a more attractive career: appealing, inviting, tempting, irresistible; agreeable, pleasing, interesting. ANTONYMS uninviting. 2 she has no idea how attractive she is: good-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, enchanting, enticing, appealing, delightful, winning, photogenic, telegenic; sexy, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, irresistible, ravishing, desirable; informal drop-dead gorgeous, foxy; literary beauteous; archaic comely, fair. ANTONYMS ugly.
Oxford Thesaurus
attract
attract verb 1 positively charged hydrogen ions are attracted to the negatively charged terminal: draw, pull, magnetize. ANTONYMS repel. 2 he was immediately attracted by her friendly smile: entice, allure, lure, tempt, charm, win over, woo, engage, enchant, entrance, mesmerize, hypnotize, spellbind, captivate, beguile, bewitch, seduce, dazzle, tantalize, inveigle, lead on; interest, fascinate, enthral, absorb, rivet; excite, titillate, arouse, stimulate; informal tickle someone's fancy, turn on, light someone's fire, float someone's boat, make someone's mouth water. ANTONYMS repel.
attraction
attraction noun 1 the stars are held close together by mutual gravitational attraction: pull, draw; magnetism. ANTONYMS repulsion. 2 she felt that she had lost whatever attraction she had ever had | he felt the attraction of the literary life: appeal, attractiveness, desirability, seductiveness, seduction, allure, allurement, magnetism, animal magnetism, sexual magnetism, charisma, charm, beauty, good looks, glamour, magic, spell; pull, draw, lure, enticement, entrancement, temptation, inducement, interest, fascination, enchantment, captivation; informal come-on. ANTONYMS repulsion. 3 the fair offers sideshows, stalls, and other attractions: entertainment, activity, diversion, interest, feature, crowd-pleaser.
attractive
attractive adjective 1 they wanted to make military service a more attractive career: appealing, agreeable, pleasing, inviting, tempting, interesting, fascinating, irresistible. ANTONYMS unattractive, uninviting. 2 I'm sure she has no idea how attractive she is: good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a picture, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible; sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile; Scottish & N. English bonny; informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, smashing, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed; Brit. informal fit; N. Amer. informal cute, foxy, bootylicious; Austral. /NZ informal spunky; literary beauteous; dated taking, well favoured; archaic comely, fair; rare sightly, pulchritudinous. ANTONYMS unattractive, ugly.
Duden Dictionary
Attractant
At trac tant Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ɛˈtrɛktn̩t |der Attractant oder das Attractant; Genitiv: des Attractants, Plural: die Attractants lateinisch-englisch Lockstoff für Insekten
French Dictionary
attractif
attractif , ive adj. adjectif Qui attire. : La force centripète est attractive. Note Technique Au sens de « attrayant », l ’emploi de ce mot est critiqué.
attraction
attraction n. f. nom féminin 1 Effet produit par ce qui attire. : L ’attraction magnétique. 2 Attirance. : La musique exerce une grande attraction sur lui. SYNONYME attrait . 3 Ce qui attire le public. : Le Jardin botanique est une attraction pour les Montréalais. SYNONYME intérêt . LOCUTION Parc d ’attractions. Lieu où des manèges, des jeux sont mis à la disposition du public. : La Ronde est un grand parc d ’attractions.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
attract
at tract /ətrǽkt /〖at (…の方向へ )tract (引く )〗(名 )attraction, (形 )attractive 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing (!be ～edのような分詞形容詞用法については →attracted ) 他動詞 1 〈人 物 事が 〉〈興味 注意など 〉を引きつける , 呼び寄せる ; 〈資金 援助など 〉を得る, 集める ▸ The book attracted a lot of interest .その本は大いに関心を呼んだ ▸ attract attention from the public 大衆から注目を集める ▸ try to attract foreign capital 外国資本を誘致する .2 〈人 物などが 〉 «…へ » 〈人 動物など 〉を向けさせる, 誘導する «to » ▸ insects attracted by light 光に引き寄せられた虫 ▸ attract customers to the store 客をその店に呼び寄せる 3 〘物理 〙〈磁石 重力などが 〉〈物 〉を (磁力 重力で )引きつける .
attracted
at tr á ct ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖be ～ to A 〗〈人が 〉A 〈異性など 〉に魅了される, 引きつけられる ▸ I was instantly [particularly ] attracted to him [the story ].私はたちまち [特に ]彼 [その物語 ]に魅力を感じた .
attraction
at trac tion /ətrǽkʃ (ə )n /→attract 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 魅力 ; 【異性などに 】心を引かれる感情, 誘惑 «to » (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ There was an intense physical attraction between us .我々は性的に強く惹かれ合っていた ▸ Money has [holds ] an attraction for many people .多くの人にはお金は魅力的なものである 2 C 人を引きつける物 [人 ]; 呼び物 ▸ a theme park with rides and attractions 乗り物やアトラクションのある遊園地 (!ジェットコースターなどはrideを用いる ) ▸ a tourist attraction 観光名所 3 U C 引きつける [引かれる ]こと, 吸引 [誘引 ](力 ); 〘物理 〙引力 (↔repulsion )▸ gravitational attraction 重力
attractive
at trac tive /ətrǽktɪv /→attract 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 物などが 〉魅力的な ; 見た目がよい, 人を引きつける (↔unattractive ); 〈考え 活動などが 〉【人に 】興味深い, 値打ちのある «to » ▸ He's very attractive .彼はたいへんハンサムだ (!容姿や異性としての魅力をさす ) ▸ Marriage is very attractive to me .結婚は私には魅力的なことだ ▸ an attractive park 行きたくなるようなすてきな公園 2 引き合う ; 〘物理 〙引力のある .～ly 副詞 魅力的に, 人目を引くように .～ness 名詞 U 魅力, 人目を引くこと .
The Wordsmith Dictionary