seductive
adjective/sɪˈdʌktɪv/
/sɪˈdʌktɪv/
- sexually attractive
- a seductive woman
- She used her most seductive voice.
- There was something seductive about the way he smiled at her.
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- attractive in a way that makes you want to have or do something synonym tempting
- The idea of retiring to the south of France is highly seductive.
- These opportunities seemed infinitely seductive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from seduction, on the pattern of pairs such as induction, inductive.
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