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seductive

  • /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ UK, US

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From Latin sēduct-, past-participle stem of sēdūcere, + -ive.

adjective more seductive · most seductive · seducive

  1. Attractive, alluring, tempting. Evil is said to be seductive, which is one reason why people do what they know they shouldn't.

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Closest in meaning: tempting, alluring, enticing, beguiling, teasing, insidious, corrupting, attractive, appealing, sexy, good-looking, handsome, glamorous, charming, desirable, exciting

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adj attractive, alluring, tempting

Españolseductor
한국어매혹적인 maehokjeogin, 유혹적인 yuhokjeogin
日本語悩ましい, あだっぽい, 艶めかしい, 誘惑的な
中文诱人的, 誘人的 /诱人的, 妖媚 yāomèi, 富有魅力的
Portuguêssedutor, seduzente
Françaisséduisant
Deutschverführerisch
Ελληνικάδελεαστικός deleastikós, θελκτικός thelktikós
Русскийсоблазни́тельный soblaznítelʹnyj

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@misc{seductive_2026,
  title = {seductive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seductive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}