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animal magnetism
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌæn.ɪ.məl ˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/ us /ˌæn.ɪ.məl ˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/
a natural quality that makes someone sexually attractive to other people:
She was unprepared for the power of his sheer animal magnetism.
Animal magnetism can be an overwhelming force where teenage boys are involved.
psychology, history specialized
according to a theory developed in the 18th century, a natural force in all living things that can have physical and mental effects on others:
They believed in the healing of the human body through the animal magnetism of the healer.
I knew you wouldn't be able to resist my animal magnetism.
She was blessed with large amounts of animal magnetism.
He tries to explain how dowsing and animal magnetism work.
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