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seductive

seductive

56 5.5
Causes someone to feel attracted and want something or do something
  • adjective
  • /sɪˈdʌktɪv/
  • NSFW
translation icon : 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
  • NSFW
681 4.1

Attractive in a way that makes people feel sexual interest

is less explicitly sexual and can include general allure
attractive
vsseductive
680 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

is narrower, focusing on causing someone to act or decide
tempting
vsseductive
109 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
88 3.8

Too attractive to refuse

is less about overpowering appeal and more about gentle attraction
enticing
vsseductive
25 4.9

Attractive and likely to make you want something

is focused on causing that desired action or state
alluring
vsseductive
24 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
tantalizing
vsseductive
  • US
24 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
provocative
vsseductive
  • NSFW
22 7.2

Tends to make people feel sexual interest by being suggestive

is broader and not limited to sexual arousal
magnetic
vsseductive
16 4.4

Having a strong, attractive personality that makes people like them

is less about irresistible pull and more about causing movement toward choice
captivating
vsseductive
14 4.2

Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting

focuses on leading toward action rather than holding attention
hypnotic
vsseductive
14 6.1

Keeping your attention so you cannot look away

favours gradual attraction rather than an overpowering trance
sultry
vsseductive
  • NSFW
14 7.3

A voice or look that is attractive in a sexual way

is broader, covering nonsexual attraction or temptation
beguiling
vsseductive
7 7.4

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

does not necessarily imply tricking, only drawing someone in
sexually attractive
vsseductive
  • NSFW
3 5.4

To make other people want to have sex

covers many attractive kinds, not only sexual appeal
fetching
vsseductive
2 4.8

Attractive in a way that makes people notice it

is milder and less likely to push someone into action
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
bewitching
vsseductive
1 6.6

Very attractive in a way that seems to cast a spell

works by attracting deliberately, not by seeming magical
vampish
vsseductive
  • NSFW
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

59 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

16 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

How Seductive

irresistible
88 3.8
seductive
  • NSFW
56 5.5
alluring
24 5.2
attractive
680 1.0
appealing
138 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.