Oxford Basic American Dictionary

at .tract Ф / o'traekt/ verb

( at . tracts , at tract . ing , at . tract ed )

1 to make someone like someone or something He was attracted to her.

had always been attracted by the idea of working overseas.

to make someone or something come somewhere Moths are attracted to light.

The new book has attracted a lot of publicity.

at • trac • tion / s ' trrekjn / noun 1 [ count, noncount ] a feeling of liking someone or something very much

can't understand his attraction to her.

[ count ] something that is interesting or enjoyable The Washington Monument is a major tourist attraction .

at .trac .tive Ф / o'traektiv/ adjective

A person who is attractive is nice to look at He's very attractive.

Something that is attractive pleases you or interests you That's an attractive offer.

—ANTONYM unattractive

Thesaurus

attractive can be used about any person who is nice to look at: He's polite and attractive. ♦ a group of attractive young women

beautiful (usually used to describe a woman or girl) very attractive: a beautiful, intelligent woman ♦ She looked beautiful that night.

good-looking (used more about men than women) attractive: The band's lead singer is very good-looking. ♦ a good-looking young actor

pretty (usually used about a girl or young woman) attractive: She has a very pretty face. ♦ a pretty little girl in a pink dress

handsome (usually used about a man or boy) attractive: You look so handsome in that suit! ♦ a polite, handsome man

a • typ • i • cal / ei 'tipikl / adjective ( formal )

not typical or usual

atypical behavior —ANTONYM typical auc • tion / ' okfn / noun [ count ]

a sale where each thing is sold to the person who will give the most money for it

► auc • tion verb ( auc . tions , auc . tion . ing , auc . tioned )

to sell something at an auction

au • di • ence / ' odisns / noun

[ count ]

the people who are watching or listening to a movie, play, concert, television program, etc.

Several audience members left before the end of the show. au • di • o / odiou / adjective ( music ) connected with the recording of sound audio equipment

au • di • o • vis • u • al / |Odiou ' v^usl /

using both sound and pictures audiovisual aids for the classroom

au • di • tion 1 / o' dijn / noun [ count ]

a short performance by an actor, a singer, etc. to find out if he or she is good enough to be in a play, show, etc.

au • di • tion 2 / o ' dijn / verb

( au di . tion , au . di tion . ing , au . di . tioned )

to take part in an audition He auditioned for the part of Othello.

au • di • to • ri • um / _rxis' torism / noun

[ count ] ( plural au . di . to . ri . ums or au . di . to ri .a

/|ods ' toris / )

a large room like a theater where people sit and watch a

performance, listen to a speaker, etc.

School assemblies are held in the auditorium.

All .gUSt Ф / 'ogast/ noun [ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Aug. )

the eighth month of the year

aunt Ф / sent; ant / noun [ count ]

the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle

Aunt Mary

au • then • tic / o eentik / adjective

real and true

That's not an authentic Picasso painting — it's just a copy.

au • thorAWL / ' oesr / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a person who writes books or stories