seductive
Seductive is an adjective that describes the fascinating magnetic pull that someone or something has, an attractive quality that tempts you in some way.
A seductive person catches your eye and won’t let it go. The word comes from the Latin seducere, meaning “draw aside.” When someone draws your attention aside from whatever you’re doing, that is a seductive person. Radio people often have seductive voices that lull you to sleep, and stores put their most seductive items in the front window in hopes that you’ll be tempted to come inside and buy them.
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tending to entice into a desired action or state
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Synonyms:
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attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
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corrupting
seducing into corrupt practices
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insidious
beguiling but harmful
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teasing
arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
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sexy
marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
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Antonyms:
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unseductive
not seductive
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unattractive
lacking beauty or charm
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uninviting, untempting
not tempting
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attractive
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