Word
seductive
Phoneticsse·duc·tive
US/sɪˈdəktɪv/
UK/sɪdˈʌktɪv/
Definition
adj. tempting and attractive in a way that makes you want something, even if it might be a bad idea. It describes things that are hard to resist.
adj. tending to entice or lead away from duty or proper conduct; having an alluring or tempting quality. Often describes abstract concepts like power or ideas as well as physical attraction.
Examples
“The idea of quitting my job and traveling was very seductive.”
“Advertisers often use seductive imagery to convince consumers that a product will change their entire lifestyle.”
“The politician's seductive rhetoric promised simple solutions to complex problems, successfully masking the potential long-term consequences of the proposed policies.”
Examples
simple
“The idea of quitting my job and traveling was very seductive.”
contextual
“Advertisers often use seductive imagery to convince consumers that a product will change their entire lifestyle.”
complex
“The politician's seductive rhetoric promised simple solutions to complex problems, successfully masking the potential long-term consequences of the proposed policies.”
Usage
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be', 'seem', or 'find'.
Real-World Examples
“Acting is like being in some seductive foreign country where you want to try the food and wear the clothes.” “Of course the photographer has to make the image seductive, so that a viewer actually wants to get to that point.” “That framing is seductive – it’s the stuff that films are made of – but it sets a trap.” Etymology
From Latin sēduct-, past-participle stem of sēdūcere, + -ive.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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