different between attraction vs favour
attraction
English
Etymology
From Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio from past participle of attrah? (= ad + trah?), equivalent to attract +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t?æk??n/, [??t?æk?(??)n], [??t???æk?(??)n]
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Noun
attraction (countable and uncountable, plural attractions)
- The tendency to attract.
- The feeling of being attracted.
- (countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.
- (chess) The sacrifice of pieces in order to expose the enemy king.
- (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.
Synonyms
- charm
- pull
Antonyms
- repulsion
See also
- orientation
Translations
Anagrams
- tractation
French
Etymology
From Old French attraction, from Latin attracti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
attraction f (plural attractions)
- attraction (all senses)
Derived terms
- parc d'attractions
Descendants
- ? Hungarian: attrakció
Further reading
- “attraction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- what attractions are open in las vegas
- what attractions are open in california
- what attractions are near me
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- what attractions are open in chicago
- what attractions are open near me
- what attractions are open in washington dc
favour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fa?vour
Noun
favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
Derived terms
- out of favour
Translations
Verb
favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
Usage notes
- Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.
Translations
Old French
Noun
favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
favour From the web:
- what favours the production of peat
- what favourite
- what favours the brave
- what flavour
- what favours the bold
- what favourite colour says about you
- what favourite colour
- what favourite food
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