addictivity

noun

addictivity

noun

Etymology From addictive + -ity.

1

Usually The characteristic of being addictive.

  • The two-player option is brilliant (one takes control of the jeep and the other the helicopter) and increases the addictivity.1989, "Silkworm" (video game review) in Crash (issue 66, pages 24-25)
  • 2004, Lowinson et al, Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook At any one time, 70% of smokers would like to be able to quit but cannot do so primarily because of the extraordinary addictivity of nicotine.
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  • Apparently, with heroin-like euphoria and addictivity, it's taking over as the drug of choice for inner-city youths, as well as college students.2006, Dan L Dudgeon, The Plant:
Synonyms
addictiveness

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