addictive

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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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈdɪktɪv/

Adjective

addictive

1. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

   These are addictive drugs.

2. Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.
   • 1991, Rich Pelley, "Tilt" (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 62, page 52)

     There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]

3. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

   He has an addictive personality.

Synonyms

• habit-forming
• moreish

Antonyms

• nonaddictive

Related terms

• addict
• addicted
• addicting
• addiction

Translations

• French: addictif, qui rend accro, qui crée une dépendance, qui entraîne une dépendance
• German: süchtig machend, verführerisch
• Italian: che causa dipendenza, che dà dipendenza
• Portuguese: viciante, viciador, que causa dependência
• Russian: затя́гивающий
• Spanish: adictivo, que crea dependencia, que produce dependencia, que crea adicción, enviciador

Translations

• Russian: затя́гивающий

Translations

• Russian: склонный к привыканию

Noun

addictive (plural addictives)

1. A drug that causes an addiction.
2. Anything that is very habit-forming.

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