{
    "term": "attractive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an attractive woman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like John but I don't **find him attractive** physically."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I find men look more attractive as they age."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "pleasant",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a big house with an attractive garden"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your new glasses are very attractive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Antique furniture is used to make an attractive contrast with a modern setting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's one of the less attractive aspects of her personality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city itself is very attractive."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having features or qualities that make something seem interesting and worth having",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **attractive offer/proposition/option**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Proposed improvements will make these areas attractive to first-time buyers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are able to offer attractive career opportunities to graduates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deal is said to be particularly attractive to investors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Schools must try to make science more attractive to youngsters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The policy is superficially attractive, but unlikely to work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is an idea that I find very attractive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not an economically attractive option for many farmers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "become"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtræktɪv/",
                "audio": "at/attractive/attractive__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈtræktɪv/",
                "audio": "at/attractive/attractive__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘absorbent’): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’."
}