Endowed with grace or charm of appearance; beautiful, attractive. In later use chiefly: (of appearance, manner, style, etc.) characterized by…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] (85) gracious1340 Endowed with grace or charm of appearance; beautiful, attractive. In later use chiefly: (of appearance, manner, style, etc.) characterized by… glorious skinnyc1400 glorious skinny: (perhaps) beautiful or splendid of skin; attractive in appearance. Obsolete. rare. drawing1435 Having the quality of attracting people or things; attractive; (later esp.) that attracts a crowd or audience. Cf. drawing card, n. gracefulc1449 In early use: pleasant, having pleasing and attractive qualities. Now chiefly: spec. (of form, movement, expression, or action) elegant, poised… attrayant1477 Attracting. well-favoured1539 Of a thing: pleasant to look at, attractive; (esp. in early use) well-proportioned. Now usually in extended use: that has appealing features… alluring1567 Of a thing, quality, etc.: appealing, attractive. graceda1586 Endowed with grace (in various senses); favoured; pleasing; embellished. attracting1589 That attracts something or someone (in various senses). attractive1592 That attracts attention, interest, or affection; that arouses sexual or romantic feelings. Having the quality of attracting attention, interest… winning1596 Persuasive (now rare or obsolete); alluring, attractive, ‘taking’. †Also adverbially, winningly. appealing1598 That appeals; applying to a higher tribunal; suppliant, imploring. In modern use, frequently merging into sense ‘attractive’. taking1603 Appealing, engaging, pleasing, charming, captivating; that takes the fancy or affection. colloquial in later use. allicient1613 Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing towards; that attracts or entices; attractive. enchantinga1616 Charming, delightful, enrapturing. motive1615 Attractive; graceful. Obsolete. rare. temptinga1616 Seductive, attractive, alluring, inviting. allurant1631 Alluring, enticing, seductive. catchinga1640 That catches the eye, the interest, or the imagination; attractive; engaging; captivating. Cf. eye-catching, adj. gaining1642 That gains in various senses of the verb. †Of manner, etc.: Winning. gaining-twist n. in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves that increases… canny1643 Chiefly English regional (north-eastern). Pleasant, nice, agreeable; neat, attractive, comely; good, worthy, satisfactory. Often a general epithet… charmful1656 Full of charms or spells, connected with magic; figurative full of alluring qualities, charming, delightful. charming1664 Fascinating; highly pleasing or delightful to the mind or senses. (At first distinctly figurative from 1, but now used without any thought of that… mignon1671 Delicately formed; prettily small or delicate. disarminga1718 That disarms (in various senses of the verb); esp. that allays suspicion or hostility, chiefly by means of charm or attractiveness. Hence simply… prepossessing1737 That predisposes favourably; giving a favourable first impression; attractive, pleasing. seducing1749 Alluring, attractive, ‘bewitching’. Cf. French séduisant. Now rare. seductive176. Alluring, enticing, winning. eye-catching1770 Of a person or thing: that draws or attracts the eye; striking; prominent. sweet1779 Pleasing (in general); yielding pleasure or enjoyment; agreeable, delightful, charming. (Only literary… In colloquial use, an emotional epithet… catchy1784 That is designed or intended to draw attention; attractive; eye-catching. attaching1785 That wins or attracts personal attachment; attractive, engaging. Now archaic and rare. engaging1816 Winning, attractive. cute1834 (originally U.S. colloquial and Schoolboy slang.) Used of things in same way as cunning, adj. 6. Now in general colloquial use, applied to people as… cunning1843 U.S. colloquial. Quaintly interesting or pretty, attractive, taking; as having attributed to it the qualities described in sense 2b, or (as said of… taky1854 = taking, adj. 2. cynosural1855 Relating to or of the nature of a cynosure. smart1860 Of a fabric, design, etc.: attractive, neat, stylish; richly or daintily decorative. fetching1880 Alluring, fascinating, pleasing, ‘taking’. seductious1883 Seductive, alluring. fruity1900 colloquial. Full of rich or strong quality; highly interesting, attractive, or suggestive. Cf. juicy, adj. 2, spicy, adj. 7. barry1923 Originally: fine, grand, smart or attractive in appearance. In later use chiefly: good, great, excellent. hot stuff1928 Accomplished, skilful; exciting, alluring. swoony1934 Inducing a swoon; hence, distractingly attractive, delightful. colloquial. dishy1961 Very attractive. dolly1964 Usually applied to a girl: attractive; fashionable. colloquial. jiggy1996 U.S. slang. Attractive; stylish; wonderful. aegyo2007 Characterized by ‘aegyo’, cute, charming, adorable. Subcategories:— raffish (3) — superficially (2) — vibrant (1) — quaint (2) — glamorous (7) — sexually attractive (19) — attracted to (2) — capable of being attracted (1) |
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