Definition of "attraction" in English

noun

1. The tendency to attract.

   • The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.

2. The feeling of being attracted (to something).

   • I felt a strange attraction towards the place.

3. (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

   • The new mall should be a major attraction.
   • Star Tours is a very cool Disney World attraction.

4. (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.

5. (linguistics) An error in language production that incorrectly extends a feature from one word in a sentence to another, e.g. when a verb agrees with a noun other than its subject.