Meaning

1 senses
  1. Attractive, alluring, tempting.

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

    verführerisch

    соблазни́тельныйsoblaznítelʹnyj

    споку́сливийspokúslyvyj

More definitions
  • tending to entice into a desired action or state

Examples

16 sentences
  1. None of this is very seductive.

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  2. Skura was known for her seductive wilds.

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  3. She adopts her customary seductive demeanour toward males.

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  4. He met a seductive young woman at the party.

    ruНа вечеринке он встретил соблазнительную молодую женщину.

    deEr lernte auf der Feier eine verführerische junge Frau kennen.

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  5. That's a very seductive idea but you should be careful.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
attractive, alluring, tempting:
Русский
By meaning 1
attractive, alluring, tempting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
attractive, alluring, tempting:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more seductive, most seductive
Comparativemore seductive Lesson
Superlativemost seductive Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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