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ελκυστικός
attractive /elcistiˈkos/
adjectiveB2#2085 most common
Also: appealing, enticing, good-looking
Example sentences
Αυτό το φόρεμα είναι πολύ ελκυστικό.
This dress is very attractive.
Είναι ένας πολύ ελκυστικός άντρας.
He is a very attractive man.
Η προσφορά μού φάνηκε πολύ ελκυστική.
The offer seemed very attractive to me.
Η εταιρεία προσφέρει ελκυστικούς μισθούς στους νέους υπαλλήλους.
The company offers attractive salaries to new employees.
Παρά την ελκυστική τιμή, τελικά δεν αγόρασε το διαμέρισμα.
Despite the attractive price, he ultimately did not buy the apartment.
Η πρότασή του ήταν αρκετά ελκυστική ώστε να πείσει ακόμη και τους πιο επιφυλακτικούς επενδυτές.
His proposal was attractive enough to convince even the most cautious investors.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ελκυστικός | ελκυστικοί |
| Genitive | ελκυστικού | ελκυστικών |
| Accusative | ελκυστικό | ελκυστικούς |
| Vocative | ελκυστικέ | ελκυστικοί |
Word family
έλκωto draw, pull, attract
έλξηattraction, pullελκυστικότηταattractiveness
ελκυστικάattractively
ελκυστήραςtractor
Etymology
Ελκυστικός comes from the ancient Greek verb έλκω, meaning to draw, pull, or drag. The suffix -τικός forms adjectives that describe a tendency or capacity to do something, so the word literally describes something with the power to draw or pull one's attention. Modern Greek kept this sense and narrowed it to mean attractive or appealing. The deeper origin of έλκω itself is uncertain, so no further ancestry is given here.
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