Antonyms for captivation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kap-tuh-veyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp təˌveɪt

Definition of captivation

Origin : 1520s, "to enthrall with charm," from Late Latin captivatus, past participle of captivare "to take, capture," from captivus (see captive). Literal sense (1550s) is rare or obsolete in English, which uses capture (q.v.). Latin captare "to take, hold" also had a transferred sense of "to entice, entrap, allure." Related: Captivated; captivating; captivatingly.

As in absorption : noun total attention toward something
As in attraction : noun ability to draw attention; something that draws attention
As in enchantment : noun great delight
As in preoccupation : noun absorption
As in allurement : noun attraction
As in attractiveness : noun attraction
As in engrossment : noun absorption
As in enthrallment : noun absorption
As in immersion : noun absorption
As in prepossession : noun absorption
As in conquest : noun enchantment; person enchanted

Example sentences :

The marvel of their captivation lay in the spell of the enchanter.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

There was a captivation in its promise of adventure that he felt to be irresistible.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

He still acknowledged that her beauty was the most complete; but he found in Camilla a variety that was captivation.
Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney

If all the varied hues of captivation her changing humor wore were but the deep practised lures of coquetry?
Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Manner is perhaps more seducing than mere beauty; but where they are allied, the captivation is irresistible.
Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

Now Julia L'Estrange was a very pretty girl, and with a captivation of manner which to the young sailor was irresistible.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

And he opened his watch-case as he spoke, and displayed a small miniature in enamel, of marvellous beauty and captivation.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

She was not, it is true, of the ordinary type of beauty, whose chief ornament is an effort at captivation.
Extract from : « A Dozen Ways Of Love » by Lily Dougall

He knew that Clare Kenwardine was not the girl to attempt his captivation merely because he had shown himself susceptible.
Extract from : « Brandon of the Engineers » by Harold Bindloss

Certainly, he reflected, no preparations were in progress in this quarter for his captivation.
Extract from : « The Storm Centre » by Charles Egbert Craddock

Synonyms for captivation

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