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Lustful vs Seductive - What's the difference?

lustful | seductive |

As adjectives the difference between lustful and seductive

is that lustful is full of lust; driven by lust while seductive is attractive, alluring, tempting.

lustful

English

Alternative forms

* lustfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of lust; driven by lust.

    • Derived terms

    * lustfully * lustfulness

    seductive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Attractive, alluring, tempting.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "seductive" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, power, art, image, behavior, smile, dress, dance, tango, song, etc.

    Related terms

    * seductress * seducement * seduce * seduction