Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mai ban sha'awa" ita ce: samun ikon jawo hankali da jin daɗi ta hanyar kyau, fara'a, ko wasu halaye masu ban sha'awa. Hakanan yana iya nufin jan hankali ko ban sha'awa, kamar a ƙarƙashin sihiri.
