different between scenic vs attraction

English

Alternative forms

• scenick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French scénique, from Latin sc?nicus, alternative form of scaenicus (“of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical, scenic”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (sk?nikós, “theatrical”), from ????? (sk?n?, “stage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?n?k/
• Rhymes: -i?n?k

Adjective

scenic (comparative more scenic, superlative most scenic)

1. having beautiful scenery; picturesque

2. of or relating to scenery
3. dramatic; theatrical

Derived terms

• scenically

Translations

Noun

scenic (plural scenics)

1. a depiction of scenery
2. (informal) a scenic artist; a person employed to design backgrounds for theatre etc.

Romanian

Etymology

From French scenique, from Latin scaenicus.

Adjective

scenic m or n (feminine singular scenic?, masculine plural scenici, feminine and neuter plural scenice)

1. scenic

Declension

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)

1. The tendency to attract.

2. The feeling of being attracted.

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

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.

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)

1. 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).