addictive
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addictive
- /əˈdɪktɪv/
Rhymes with -ɪktɪv
Where it comes from
First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.
adjective more addictive · most addictive
- Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. These are addictive drugs.
- Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more. There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]
- Characterized by or susceptible to addiction. He has an addictive personality.
Similar: habit-forming, moreish · Opposite: nonaddictive
noun addictives
- A drug that causes an addiction.
- Anything that is very habit-forming.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: habit-forming, addicted, hooked, psychotropic, toxic, length, dependency, dependent, additive, vicia, compulsive, enslaving, hooking, moreish, irresistible, engrossing
adjective
Similar: habit-forming, moreish · Opposite: nonaddictive
Translations
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adj tending to cause addiction
| Español | adictivo, que crea dependencia, que produce dependencia, que crea adicción, enviciador |
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| 日本語 | 中毒性の chūdokusei no, 常習的な jōshūteki na |
| 中文 | 使人成癮的 /使人成瘾的 shǐrén chéngyǐn de |
| Português | viciante, viciador, que causa dependência |
| Français | addictif, qui rend accro, qui crée une dépendance, qui entraîne une dépendance |
| Deutsch | süchtig machend, verführerisch |
| Italiano | che causa dipendenza, che dà dipendenza |
| Română | dependent, adictiv |
| Русский | затя́гивающий zatjágivajuščij, аддикти́вный addiktívnyj |
| العربية | إِدْمَانِيّ ʔidmāniyy |
| עברית | ממכר m'makér |
adj enjoyable
| 中文 | 使人著迷的, 使人着迷的 shǐrén zháomí de |
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| Русский | затя́гивающий zatjágivajuščij, захва́тывающий zaxvátyvajuščij |
adj susceptible to addiction
| 中文 | 容易著迷的, 容易着迷的 róngyì zháomí de, 容易上癮的 /容易上瘾的 róngyì shàngyǐn de |
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| Русский | скло́нный к привыка́нию sklónnyj k privykániju |
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title = {addictive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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