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Definitions for seductive
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seductiveadjective

    tending to entice into a desired action or state

Wiktionary

  1. seductiveadjective

    Attractive, alluring, tempting.

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

Wikipedia

  1. seductive

    Seduction has multiple meanings. Platonically, it can mean "to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty", or "to lead astray, usually by persuasion or false promises".Strategies of seduction include conversation and sexual scripts, paralingual features, non-verbal communication, and short-term behavioural strategies. The word seduction stems from Latin and means literally "leading astray." As a result, the term may have a positive or negative connotation. Famous seducers from history or legend include Lilith, Giacomo Casanova, and the fictional character Don Juan. The emergence of the Internet and technology has supported the availability and the existence of a seduction community, which is based on discourse about seduction. This is predominately by "pickup artists" (PUA). Seduction is also used within marketing to increase compliance and willingness.Seduction, seen negatively, involves temptation and enticement, often sexual in nature, to lead someone astray into a behavioural choice they would not have made if they were not in a state of sexual arousal. Seen positively, seduction is a synonym for the act of charming someone—male or female—by an appeal to the senses, often with the goal of reducing unfounded fears and leading to their "sexual emancipation." Some sides in contemporary academic debate state that the morality of seduction depends on the long-term impacts on the individuals concerned, rather than the act itself, and may not necessarily carry the negative connotations expressed in dictionary definitions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seductiveadjective

    tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seductive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seductive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of seductive in a Sentence

  1. David Axelrod:

    There may be a seductive belief that by naming a running mate, you can magically erase political deficits, but at the end of the day, voters select the person on the top of the ticket, not the understudy.

  2. Didier Conrad:

    We didn't want to develop a character who would be based on her seductive side as we usually do with female characters in Asterix. Most of the time they are young attractive women who seduce Obelix and their role stops there.

  3. SithEmperorRevan:

    SithEmperorRevan, the Seductive Sith, the Revenant Himself, Victory at all costs, even if it means sacrificing someone (or something) you love.

  4. E. B. White:

    If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

  5. Facundo Nejamkis:

    That, for a young person, is much more seductive than a conservative agenda.

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