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sultriness

sultriness

1 8.4
A way someone looks or speaks that makes others feel attracted to them
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌltrɪnəs/
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translation icon : sensualidad

Examples

  • The image of her was strong and clear before him, the sultriness of her dark beauty as real to him as it had been the last time he had seen her.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Her sultriness captivated everyone at the party, making her the center of attention.

  • The sultriness of the summer night created a romantic atmosphere for the couple walking beside the lake.

  • With a sultriness in her gaze, she turned to him and smiled, leaving him spellbound.

Synonyms

attractiveness
vssultriness
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19 3.2

The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character

is limited specifically to causing sexual desire rather than general appeal
sex appeal
vssultriness
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19 3.5

Attractive to other people in a way that makes them want to be physically close

is the general quality of arousing sexual desire
sexiness
vssultriness
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10 4.2

A quality that makes someone seem attractive and causes people to want physical closeness

is the broader quality that makes someone sexually attractive
eroticism
vssultriness
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5 7.9

A quality that makes people feel sexual desire

focuses specifically on being sexually attractive rather than themes
hotness
vssultriness
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5 8.2

A strong feeling of sexual desire

is a quality that causes desire rather than the arousal state itself
desirability
vssultriness
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1 6.3

How attractive someone is to other people in a sexual way

covers sexual attractiveness generally without target emphasis
voluptuousness
vssultriness
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1 7.9

A full, attractive body that looks sensual and appealing

is the general capacity to arouse desire beyond specific body type
provocativeness
vssultriness
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7.9

A quality that makes people feel sexual interest

is the inherent quality that arouses desire without deliberate prompting
desirableness
vssultriness
5.6

The quality that makes people want something

is focused solely on sexual arousal rather than general desirability
temptingness
vssultriness
7.2

A quality that makes people want something and find it hard to refuse

is specifically about causing sexual desire rather than broad temptation
appealingness
vssultriness
6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

is confined to sexual attraction rather than general pleasing qualities

Antonyms

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing

How Sexy

eroticism
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5 7.9
sultriness
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1 8.4
sex appeal
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19 3.5
attractiveness
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19 3.2

Surface Forms

sultriness singular
sultrinesses plural

Morphology

sultriness = sultry (transparent) = sultry + ness

A regular nominalization of the adjective 'sultry' (in its sense 'sexually attractive'), forming the noun meaning the quality of being sultry.

Etymology

The word sultriness also moved from the idea of heavy heat to people, because strong desire was often compared to heat, so calling someone sultry means they are 'sexually attractive' or have a 'hot' charm.