attract attention to oneself

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• attention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Direction of the mind toward Nouns 1. attention, mindfulness, intentness, attentiveness, thought, thoughtfulness, advertence, attention to detail, care, special consideration; observance, observation,… …   English dictionary for students

• attract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad + trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause to approach or adhere: as a. to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself < a magnet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• attract — [ə trakt′] vt. [ME attracten < L attractus, pp. of attrahere, to draw to < ad , to + trahere, DRAW] 1. to draw to itself or oneself; make approach or adhere [magnets attract iron] 2. to get the admiration, attention, etc. of; allure [his… …   English World dictionary

• Attention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Attention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attention attention Sgm: N 1 mindfulness mindfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intentness intentness intentiveness Sgm: N 1 alertness alertness Sgm: N 1 thought …   English dictionary for students

• attract — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To draw] Syn. pull, draw, drag, bring; see draw 1 . 2. [To allure] Syn. allure, charm, appeal to, interest, intrigue, lure, captivate, fascinate, enchant, invite, entice, draw, beguile, tempt, excite, strike one s fancy,… …   English dictionary for students

• attract — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) draw or bring to oneself or itself (attracts many admirers; attracts attention). 2 be attractive to; fascinate. 3 (of a magnet, gravity, etc.) exert a pull on (an object). Derivatives: attractable adj. attractor n. Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

• conceit — 1 Conceit, egotism, egoism, self esteem, self love, amour propre mean an attitude of regarding oneself with favor. Conceit implies a conviction of superiority in one or more lines of achievement or an overweeningly favorable opinion of one s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• take stage — verb attract attention onto oneself • Syn: ↑take the stage • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal or take the stage : to center attention upon oneself (as by moving to an important position on the stage) …   Useful english dictionary

• exhibitionism — noun Date: 1893 1. a. a perversion in which sexual gratification is obtained from the indecent exposure of one s genitals (as to a stranger) b. an act of such exposure 2. the act or practice of behaving so as to attract attention to oneself •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Longevity myths — For validated claims, see supercentenarian; for partially validated and unvalidated claims, see longevity claims. Longevity myths are cultural narratives that speak of exceptional, improbable or impossible longevity, with or without eternal youth …   Wikipedia

• exhibitionism — A morbid compulsion to expose a part of the body, especially the genitals, with the intent of provoking sexual interest in the viewer. * * * ex·hi·bi·tion·ism .ek sə bish ə niz əm n 1 a) a perversion marked by a tendency to indecent exposure …   Medical dictionary