attraction
n. C / Un. a place or thing that people want to visit because it is interesting or fun. It can also mean a feeling that makes you like someone or want to be near them.
n. a person, place, or thing that draws interest or provides entertainment; also, the physical or emotional force that pulls objects or people toward one another.
The Eiffel Tower is a famous tourist attraction.
The city's main attraction is the historic castle, which draws thousands of visitors every summer.
While the physical attraction between the two protagonists was immediate, the novel focuses more on the intellectual bond that develops over several decades of correspondence.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin attractiōder. Old French attractionbor. Middle English attraccioun English attraction From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.
Countable when referring to a specific place or thing; uncountable when referring to the abstract force or feeling of being drawn to something.