🇬🇧🇪🇸 attraction - atracción : English Lesson

Meaning of "attraction" ("atracción"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Attraction is a strong feeling of liking someone because of how they look or how they behave. When you feel attraction, you might think, “Wow, that person is really cute or really cool!” It’s not just regular friendship; it’s a special crush-type feeling that makes you want to be near them, look at them more, or try to impress them. People can feel attraction for many different reasons, like someone’s smile, kindness, sense of humor, or style.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The attraction was clear when they both laughed at the same terrible joke and then refused to admit it was terrible.

My brother insists that his attraction is very serious because he let his crush borrow his last french fry without crying.

I knew it was attraction when he stared at her for ten minutes and then high-fived a door instead of her hand.

I suspected attraction when my friend brushed his hair for a whole hour just to walk past his crush for five seconds.

Scientists study attraction in the brain, but I’m pretty sure my brain just yells “WOW” like a car alarm whenever my crush walks by.

On the sunlit square, Anna watched a street painter. Attraction pulled her forward: the painter's steady hands, honest laugh, and warm eyes. That attraction made her linger; that attraction made her tip a coin. The painter noticed her attraction, paused his work, and smiled — and they walked away together, lighter and curious. They both felt the attraction and laughed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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