Attraction əˈtrækʃn Major Main Noun Buckingham Palace Tourist

• buckingham palace is a major tourist attraction.
• the main attraction at giverny is monet's garden.
• attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band.
• feeding the animals proved a popular attraction for visitors to the farm.

attraction

1. an interesting or lively place to go or thing to do
• Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction.
• The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
• Attractions at the fair include a mini-circus, clowns, dancers and a jazz band.
• Feeding the animals proved a popular attraction for visitors to the farm.
• The library is expected to be a major visitor attraction for the town.
2. a feeling of liking somebody, especially sexually
• She felt an immediate attraction for him.
• Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love.
• They felt a strong mutual attraction.
• Your attraction to a younger man is probably based on some emotional need.

Extra Examples

• His attraction to you is obvious.
• They could no longer deny the attraction between them.
3. a feature, quality or person that makes something seem interesting and fun, and worth having or doing
• I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day.
• City life holds little attraction for me.
• She is the star attraction of the show.
• And there’s the added attraction of free champagne on all flights.
• I could now see the attraction of a steady job and regular income.
• Long flights hold no attraction for me.
• The main attraction of the place is the nightlife.
• The stunning landscape is only part of the attraction of the region.
• Sophie was plainly the centre of attraction in the room.
4. a force that pulls things towards each other
• COMPARE repulsion
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/repulsion
• gravitational/magnetic attraction

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting the action of a poultice in drawing matter from the tissues): from Latin attractio(n-), from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.