addictive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈdɪktɪv/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.
Meanings
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Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
These are addictive drugs.
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Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]
1991, Rich Pelley, "Tilt" (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 62, page 52)
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Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
He has an addictive personality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more addictive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most addictive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
addictivity · unaddictive · subaddictive · antiaddictive · addictive personality · addictiveness · addictively
Relateds
addicted · addict · addicting · addiction
Synonyms
Translations (55)
fr qui entraîne une dépendance (tending to cause addiction) · ar إِدْمَانِيّ (tending to cause addiction) · he ממכר (tending to cause addiction) · es adictivo (tending to cause addiction) · ru аддикти́вный (tending to cause addiction) · cmn 容易着迷的 (susceptible to addiction) · ca addictiu (tending to cause addiction) · cmn 使人成癮的 /使人成瘾的 (tending to cause addiction) · ru затя́гивающий (enjoyable) · cmn 容易上癮的 /容易上瘾的 (susceptible to addiction) · pl powodujący uzależnienie (tending to cause addiction) · pt que causa dependência (tending to cause addiction) · fr qui crée une dépendance (tending to cause addiction) · ru затя́гивающий (tending to cause addiction) · es enviciador (tending to cause addiction) · fi addiktiivinen (tending to cause addiction) · tl nakaaadik (enjoyable) · sv vanebildande (tending to cause addiction) · sv beroendeframkallande (tending to cause addiction) · ro dependent (tending to cause addiction) · ru скло́нный к привыка́нию (susceptible to addiction) · eo dependiga (tending to cause addiction) · mi whakawara (tending to cause addiction) · cmn 使人着迷的 (enjoyable) · fi addiktoiva (tending to cause addiction) · vo ludivodik (tending to cause addiction) · fr addictif (tending to cause addiction) · fi riippuvuuteen taipuvainen (susceptible to addiction) · sl zasvojljiv (enjoyable) · cmn 使人著迷的 (enjoyable) · ru захва́тывающий (enjoyable) · es que produce dependencia (tending to cause addiction) · ja 常習的な (tending to cause addiction) · fi riippuvuutta aiheuttava (tending to cause addiction) · de verführerisch (tending to cause addiction) · es que crea adicción (tending to cause addiction) · sl zasvojljiv (tending to cause addiction) · cs návykový (tending to cause addiction) · de süchtig machend (tending to cause addiction) · fi addiktoituva (susceptible to addiction) · tr alışkanlık yapan (tending to cause addiction) · cmn 容易著迷的 (susceptible to addiction) · nl verslavend (tending to cause addiction) · pl uzależniający (tending to cause addiction) · it che causa dipendenza (tending to cause addiction) · pt viciante (tending to cause addiction) · ro adictiv (tending to cause addiction) · pt viciador (tending to cause addiction) · fi koukuttava (enjoyable) · th เสพติด (tending to cause addiction) · tl nakaaadik (tending to cause addiction) · ja 中毒性の (tending to cause addiction) · es que crea dependencia (tending to cause addiction) · fr qui rend accro (tending to cause addiction) · it che dà dipendenza (tending to cause addiction)