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seductive

seductive

50 5.5
Causes someone to feel attracted and want something or do something
  • adjective
  • /sɪˈdʌktɪv/
  • NSFW
: seductor
  • She wore a seductive dress that caught everyone's attention at the party.
  • seductive appeal
  • seductive power
  • seductive pull

All of this can be quite seductive, reassuring and fun.

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Examples

  • The seductive aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.

  • And that is just so seductive because it offers relief from all of that stress and shame that they've been carrying.

  • And it's a very seductive story.

  • And it's amazing how seductive the topic is to a lot of us.

  • Nothing is more seductive than a hidden world that is just out of reach.

  • But in its present form, it has become politically seductive in a new way.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The claim that the spiritual life is problematic has a particularly seductive pull to it.

    Academic text (1994)
  • All of this can be quite seductive, reassuring and fun.

  • It's just a very seductive, flirty kind of culture.

  • The effect of the whole of this interior, nevertheless, produces a seductive impression of elegant grandeur.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

sexy
vsseductive
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926 4.1

Attractive in a way that makes people feel sexual interest

is less explicitly sexual and can include general allure
attractive
vsseductive
653 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

is narrower, focusing on causing someone to act or decide
tempting
vsseductive
107 2.7

Causes you to want to do or have something even if you know you should not

is used to lead someone toward a chosen outcome
irresistible
vsseductive
87 3.8

Too attractive to refuse

is less about overpowering appeal and more about gentle attraction
provocative
vsseductive
  • NSFW
43 7.2

Tends to make people feel sexual interest by being suggestive

is broader and not limited to sexual arousal
alluring
vsseductive
28 5.2

Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it

is more about drawing someone toward a goal or choice
enticing
vsseductive
28 4.9

Attractive and likely to make you want something

is focused on causing that desired action or state
tantalizing
vsseductive
  • US
27 6.3

Very attractive in a way that makes you want it but you cannot have it

aims to draw people in without focusing on scarcity
captivating
vsseductive
20 4.2

Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting

focuses on leading toward action rather than holding attention
magnetic
vsseductive
19 4.4

Having a strong, attractive personality that makes people like them

is less about irresistible pull and more about causing movement toward choice
fetching
vsseductive
18 4.8

Attractive in a way that makes people notice it

is milder and less likely to push someone into action
hypnotic
vsseductive
17 6.1

Keeping your attention so you cannot look away

favours gradual attraction rather than an overpowering trance
sultry
vsseductive
  • NSFW
15 7.3

A voice or look that is attractive in a sexual way

is broader, covering nonsexual attraction or temptation
beguiling
vsseductive
10 7.4

Attractive in a way that makes you trust someone who then tricks you

does not necessarily imply tricking, only drawing someone in
bewitching
vsseductive
5 6.6

Very attractive in a way that seems to cast a spell

works by attracting deliberately, not by seeming magical
sexually attractive
vsseductive
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4 5.4

To make other people want to have sex

covers many attractive kinds, not only sexual appeal
vampy
vsseductive
  • NSFW
2 9.3

Having a bold, sexy, and dramatic style like a glamorous, dangerous woman

is more general, not tied to dramatic glamorous persona
vampish
vsseductive
  • NSFW
1 8.7

Acting in a sexy, flirtatious way to attract attention

is less a behaviour style and more any form of drawing people in

Antonyms

54 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

10 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

How Seductive

irresistible
87 3.8
seductive
  • NSFW
50 5.5
alluring
28 5.2
attractive
653 1.0
appealing
168 2.3

Surface Forms

seductive positive
seductiver comparative
seductivest superlative

Morphology

seductive = seduce (transparent) = seduce + ive

A standard adjectival formation from the verb 'seduce' meaning 'tending to seduce', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Seductive comes from the Latin seducere, made of se- 'apart' and ducere 'to lead', the same root you see in conduct. So to be seductive is to 'lead someone aside' — to tempt or attract them away from what they were doing.