Attractivity

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of having features that draw attention or interest
2. A characteristic that makes something appealing or alluring to others
3. The degree to which something possesses traits that cause it to be regarded favorably

Etymology: "Attractivity" is a plain formation: the adjective "attractive" with the suffix "-ity" added, which turns an adjective into a noun for a quality. The suffix itself has a long pedigree. It passed into English through Old French "-ite" from Latin "-itas", and the Latin form was attached to adjectives to name the state or quality they describe. The adjective underneath has its own journey. "Attractive" comes from the same root as "attract," built on the Latin verb "attrahere," meaning "to draw toward." So the core idea of the word is literal pulling, and the appeal sense developed from that physical image of being drawn toward something.