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Search phrase: attractive

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam III.ii.119No, good mother. Here's metal more attractive.No good Mother, here's Mettle more attractiue.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.97For she hath blessed and attractive eyes.For she hath blessed and attractiue eyes.

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Glossary

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dowdyunattractive woman, shabbily dressed girl
fair-facedattractive, appealing, presenting a good prospect
favourcharm, attractiveness, gracefulness
fine-baitedfull of attractive temptations, enticingly baited
flatteringsuperficially attractive, appealing, enticing
foulplain-looking, unattractive, ugly
foulnessplainness, unattractiveness
goodlygood-looking, handsome, attractive, comely
graciousgraceful, elegant, attractive
handsomelybeautifully, elegantly, attractively
hard-favouredugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous
homelyplain-looking, unattractive, ugly
ill-favouredugly, unattractive, unsightly
ill-favouredlywith plain features, unattractively
lovebe friend to, be attractive to
misbecominglyunbecomingly, unattractively, unfittingly
quaintpretty, attractive, lovely
rankgrowing in abundance, excessively luxuriant [often unattractively]
sugaredsweetly tempting, outwardly attractive
sunburntof dark complexion, not fair-skinned [and therefore unattractive]
sweetattractive, pleasing, appealing
well-favouredgood-looking, attractive in appearance
well-seemingattractively looking, presenting a plausible appearance

Thesaurus

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appearance, attractive inwell-favoured
attractivequaint
attractivesweet
attractivegoodly
attractivegracious
attractivefair-faced
attractive in appearancewell-favoured
attractive temptations, full offine-baited
attractive to, belove
attractive, outwardlysugared
attractive, superficiallyflattering
attractivelyhandsomely
attractively lookingwell-seeming
attractivenessfavour
superficially attractiveflattering
temptations, full of attractivefine-baited
unattractiveill-favoured
unattractivehard-favoured
unattractivehomely
unattractivefoul
unattractivelyill-favouredly
unattractivelymisbecomingly
unattractivenessfoulness
woman, unattractive dowdy

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ATTRACTBASICattractive adj

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