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seductive

/sɪˈdʌktɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
se-duc-tive
IPA
/sɪˈdʌktɪv/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Attractive, alluring, tempting.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈdʌktɪv/
  • British English: /sɪˈdʌktɪv/

Inflected Forms

more seductive (comparative) most seductive (superlative) seducive (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

nonseductive seductively seductiveness seductivity unseductive

Frequently Paired Words

seductress seducement seduce seducive seduction

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive unproductive conductive instructive obstructive inductive reconstructive superconductive

Questions

How do you pronounce seductive?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈdʌktɪv/.
What does seductive mean?
Attractive, alluring, tempting.
Where does seductive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce seductive

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