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attr

attr is the abbreviation of attributive.

attr is the abbreviation of attractive.

Meaning of attributive

Adjective

attributive (comparative more attributive, superlative most attributive)

  1. Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
    • In "this big house", big is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
    Antonyms:
    predicative
  2. Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
    • To hate, &c.] Or thus, To be affected with hatred and horrour at. For abhor, though arranged in our dictionaries among verbs active, attributes an affection rather than an act of the mind. As the mind however is an active principle, all verbs attributive of what passes in the mind, even those we...1806, Benjamin Dawson, Philologia Anglicana: or, a Philological and synonymical dictionary of the English language ["A-Adornment"], page 36

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Meaning of attractive

Adjective

attractive (comparative more attractive, superlative most attractive)

  1. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
    Synonyms:
    magnetic
  2. Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
    • That's a very attractive offer.
  3. Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
    • He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.
    Synonyms:
    beautiful

Questions about attr

What is attr the abbreviation of?
Attr is the abbreviation of attributive.

Words near attr in the dictionary

  1. attourneys
  2. ATTOW
  3. attowatt
  4. attowatts
  5. attP
  6. attr
  7. attract
  8. attract mode
  9. attract modes
  10. attract screen
  11. attract screens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: attr (page history and authors); attributive (page history and authors); attractive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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