The tendency to attract.
The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.
The feeling of being attracted (to something).
I felt a strange attraction towards the place.
An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
The new mall should be a major attraction.
From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrahō (= ad + trahō), equivalent to attract + -ion.
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