addictive

English

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 (comparative more addictive, superlative most addictive)

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

   These are addictive drugs.

2. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

   He has an addictive personality.

Synonyms

• habit-forming

Antonyms

• nonaddictive

Related terms

• addict
• addicted
• addicting
• addiction

Derived terms

• addictively
• addictiveness
• addictive personality

Translations

causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming

Arabic: مسبب للإدمان (ar) m. Catalan: addictiu (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 上癮的 (cmn), 上瘾的 (cmn) (shàngyǐn de) Czech: návykový (cs) m. Dutch: verslavend Finnish: riippuvuutta (fi) aiheuttava (fi), addiktiivinen (fi) French: addictif (fr) German: süchtig machend (de), verführerisch (de) Hebrew: ממכר (he) (m'makér)

Italian: dipendente (it) Japanese: 中毒性の, 常習的な Polish: uzależniający m., powodujący uzależnienie Portuguese: viciante (pt) Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: затягивающий (ru) (zatjágivajuščij), аддиктивный (ru) (addiktívnyj) Spanish: enviciador (es), adictivo (es) Swedish: beroendeframkallande (sv), vanebildande (sv) Thai: เสพติด (th) (sèp dtìt) Turkish: alışkanlık yapan (tr)

Noun

addictive (plural addictives)

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