beautiful/attractive

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1 finding sb/sth attractive
2 people
3 things
4 places
5 not attractive
liking a person or thing LIKE

1 finding sb/sth attractive
- if you find sb/sth interesting or pleasing, you are attracted (to them/it); to cause sb to find sb/sth interesting or pleasing: attract sb (to sb/sth)
We were attracted to one another from the moment we met. ◎ What attracted you to the job?
- (used about things or ideas) to interest or please sb: appeal (to sb); noun (U): appeal; adjective: appealing
The idea of working abroad doesn't appeal to me at all. ◎ After I saw the accident, motor-racing lost its appeal for me. ◎ A day on the river? That sounds appealing.
- the experience of being attracted to sb: attraction (for/to sb) (noun U/C)
sexual attraction ◎ I felt an immediate attraction to her.

2 people
- a person's appearance in general: looks (noun plural)
He was known for his good looks rather than his talent.
- a woman or girl who is pleasing to look at is pretty, attractive; very attractive: beautiful
Do you think she's attractive?
- a man or boy who is pleasing to look at is attractive, good-looking, handsome
- (used mainly about children and babies) prettily attractive: sweet, (especially AmE) cute
a sweet little baby ◎ a child with a sweet face ◎ I think babies look cute in blue and pink.
- excitingly attractive: glamorous; noun (U): glamour
She looks very glamorous in her expensive new clothes.
- sexually attractive: seductive, (informal) sexy
She thought he looked very sexy in his black leather jacket.
- to look as attractive as possible: look your best
- substances that you use to make yourself more attractive: cosmetics (noun plural)
- a place where people go for beauty treatments: beauty salon, beauty parlour (AmE beauty parlor); a person whose job is to try to make people look beautiful: beautician
※ more on cosmetics COSMETICS

3 things
- if sth is pleasing to look at, listen to, think about, etc, it is attractive (adverb attractively); noun (U): attractiveness
an attractive idea/personality ◎ The table was very attractively decorated.
- something that people find attractive: attraction (of sth)
a tourist attraction ◎ the attractions of living in the country
- very attractive or pleasing: beautiful, (informal) lovely; noun (U): beauty
beautiful eyes/music/weather ◎ What a lovely day! ◎ the beauty of the countryside
- pleasant to look at: pretty; noun (U): prettiness
pretty wallpaper
- attractive, making you want to do or try it: tempting
a tempting offer ◎ The food looked very tempting.
- so interesting that you must do or try it: irresistible
an irresistible suggestion

4 places
- a place which is famous for its attractive scenery: beauty spot
- pretty and interesting: picturesque
a picturesque little village in the hills
- having beautiful scenery: scenic
We took the scenic route home, avoiding the motorway and the city.
- very impressive and beautiful: spectacular
a spectacular view of the mountains

5 not attractive
- not attractive: unattractive
- (used especially about a woman or girl) not attractive: plain
I find her rather plain compared to her sisters.
- very unattractive: ugly; noun (U): ugliness
an ugly building/car
- very ugly: hideous
a hideous orange and purple carpet
- a very large and ugly building: monstrosity, eyesore
The tower block was a monstrosity which should never have been built. ◎ The new council building is a real eyesore.
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- to make sth appear more attractive than it really is: glamorize sth
Films often glamorize violence.