seductive

adjective

se·​duc·​tive si-ˈdək-tiv How to pronounce seductive (audio)
Synonyms of seductivenext
: tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities
… a seductive, sometimes disingenuous man …—Thatcher Freund
a seductive aroma
seductively adverb
seductiveness noun

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the seductive power of advertising people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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While well-known for a number of onscreen roles, including Wadsworth in Clue, Curry is most associated with playing the mad, seductive scientist in the 1975 Rocky Horror film. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Chocolate may have seductive ingredients like fat and sugar, but the chocolate bar doesn’t change its recipe based on who is eating it. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Reading those album titles while simultaneously listening to Casey Kasem on American Top 40 was a seductive Sunday-morning pop speedball. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 His sculptures evince a lapidary certainty even in their weird, seductive lyricisms. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seductive

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First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seductive was in 1651

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seductive

adjective
se·​duc·​tive si-ˈdək-tiv How to pronounce seductive (audio)
: tending to seduce : alluring, tempting
seductively adverb
seductiveness noun
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