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
Adjective
addictive (comparative more addictive , superlative most addictive )
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming .
These are addictive drugs.
Enjoyable.
Have you seen that new TV show? It's so addictive .
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
He has an addictive personality.
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Translations
tending to cause addiction
Arabic: مسبب للإدمان m
Catalan: addictiu (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 使人 成癮 的 / 使人 成瘾 的 , 使人 成瘾 的 ( shǐrén chéngyǐn de )
Czech: návykový m
Dutch: verslavend (nl)
Finnish: riippuvuutta aiheuttava , addiktiivinen , addiktoiva (fi)
French: addictif (fr) , qui rend accro , qui crée une dépendance , qui entraîne une dépendance
German: süchtig machend , verführerisch (de)
Hebrew: ממכר ( m'makér )
Italian: che causa dipendenza , che dà dipendenza
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Japanese: 中毒性の ( ちゅうどくせいの, chūdokusei no ) , 常習的な ( じょうしゅうてき, jōshūteki na )
Polish: uzależniający m , powodujący uzależnienie
Portuguese: viciante , viciador m , que causa dependência
Romanian: dependent (ro) , adictiv m
Russian: затя́гивающий (ru) ( zatjágivajuščij ) , аддикти́вный (ru) ( addiktívnyj )
Slovene: zasvojljiv
Spanish: adictivo (es) , que crea dependencia , que produce dependencia , que crea adicción , enviciador m
Swedish: beroendeframkallande (sv) , vanebildande
Thai: เสพติด ( sèp dtìt )
Turkish: alışkanlık yapan
Volapük: ludivodik
Noun
addictive (plural addictives )
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
addictive
feminine singular of addictif