seductive

CEFRB2

/sɪˈdʌktɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Attractive in a way that makes people want something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Attractive, alluring, tempting.

Examples

  • He met a seductive young woman at the party.

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • It's a seductive idea.

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Origin

adjective

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