An older or literary adjective meaning alluring or attractive — having a quality that catches attention or wins affection. The sense of 'taking' as infectious or contagious is archaic. As a noun, 'a taking' can mean the act of seizing or capturing something, and in some British dialects 'in a taking' means in an agitated or distressed state. The attractive sense survives mainly in formal or literary writing.
She had a taking smile that made people want to stay longer than they planned.
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Alluring; attractive.
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(obsolete) Infectious; contagious.
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The act by which something is taken.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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