1 [count] a : something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do
▪ The waterfall continues to be the main attraction at the park. ▪ The town's big attraction for movie lovers is the annual film festival. ▪ Buses take visitors to all the city's best tourist attractions. [=things tourists usually like to see or do] ◊A coming attraction is a movie, show, or other interesting thing that is going to happen or be available soon.
▪ Before the movie began, we saw previews of coming attractions.
b : a performer who people want to see
▪ She is the star attraction of the show. 2 [singular] : a feeling that makes someone romantically or sexually interested in another person
▪ There's a strong sexual attraction between them. ▪ His attraction to her grew over the course of their time together. 3 : a feature or quality that makes someone or something interesting or enjoyable [noncount] ▪ A good relationship is based on more than just physical attraction. [count] ▪ I understand the attraction of skydiving, but I could never do it. ▪ What are the attractions of owning your own business? 4 physics : a force that pulls something to or toward something else [noncount] ▪ magnetic/gravitational attraction [count] ▪ attractions among particles — opposite repulsion