seductive
tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
Origin of seductive
1Other words for seductive
Opposites for seductive
Other words from seductive
- se·duc·tive·ly, adverb
- se·duc·tive·ness, noun
- un·se·duc·tive, adjective
- un·se·duc·tive·ly, adverb
- un·se·duc·tive·ness, noun
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How to use seductive in a sentence
There used to be a seductive mystery to a box of chocolates — you didn’t know what you were going to get until you took a bite.
This Valentine’s Day, reach for a better box of chocolates | Daniela Galarza | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostInstead, they've painted a seductive story in which retail investors found a loophole that allows them to make money at the expense of hedge funds and other wealthy investors who had shorted the stock.
No, WallStreetBets isn’t robbing Wall Street to help the little guy | Timothy B. Lee | January 29, 2021 | Ars TechnicaPeople are scrutinizing big tech and its seductive algorithms.
Need to step up your social media marketing? Follow this recipe | Mike Monroe | December 30, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThe minimal title — solemn, seductive and assured — snapped me to attention.
World class: Remembering legendary travel writer Jan Morris | Liza Weisstuch | December 10, 2020 | Washington PostA high-performance AMG A35 model amps up the fun, with a 302-hp engine, all-wheel drive and seductive exhaust growl.
Asteroids is such a seductive escape that some men feel guilty about giving in to it.
Who knew explaining how to change a tire and back out of a ditch could be so seductive?
The Golden West Up for Grabs: ‘Painted Horses’ Is the Next Great Western Novel | Wendy Smith | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would take a very seductive film project to get me off writing my next novel, but that could certainly happen.
David Cronenberg: Why Frustrated Novelists Hate the Screenplay | Craig Hubert | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the film to work, it needs to be seductive and entertaining as hell.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' | Penny Lane | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRead a cautionary tale about the seductive and dangerous power of a charlatan sociopath, featuring goats and the American Dream.
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' | Penny Lane | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe too had the sense of adventure, and his eyes were more than usually compelling and his voice more seductive.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThe almost lazy naturalness and simplicity faded gradually out of it, revealing the alert and seductive woman of the world.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensHe did not say good night until she had become supple to his gentle, seductive entreaties.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinA vision—a transcendently seductive vision of a Mexican girl arose before her.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAfter lunch felt so sick of scribble, scribble, scribble whilst adventure sat seductive upon my doorstep that I fluttered forth.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for seductive
/ (sɪˈdʌktɪv) /
tending to seduce or capable of seducing; enticing; alluring
Derived forms of seductive
- seductively, adverb
- seductiveness, noun
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