attraction vs attention

attention vs attraction

attraction and attention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attraction	Yes	No	No	No
attention	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attention is a hyponym of attraction; that is, attention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attraction:

attraction: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
attention: a general interest that leads people to want to know more

Other hyponyms of attraction include tourist attraction.

attraction (noun)	attention (noun)
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts	a courteous act indicating affection
an entertainment that is offered to the public	a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
an entertainer who attracts large audiences	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
the force by which one object attracts another	the faculty or power of mental concentration
	a general interest that leads people to want to know more

Difference between attraction and attention

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