Synonyms for captivation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kap-tuh-veyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp təˌveɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for captivation
- attention
- attraction
- attractivity
- bait
- captivation
- catch
- charisma
- charm
- chemistry
- come-on
- courting
- daydreaming
- distraction
- draw
- drawing power
- enchantment
- endearment
- engagement
- engrossment
- enthrallment
- enticement
- fan
- fascination
- feather in cap
- follower
- glamour
- gravitation
- hang-up
- happiness
- holding
- immersion
- inclination
- inducement
- intentness
- intrigue
- invitation
- involvement
- IT
- lure
- magnetism
- occupation
- preoccupancy
- preoccupation
- prepossession
- prize
- pull
- raptness
- rapture
- seduction
- solicitation
- supporter
- temptation
- tendency
- worshiper
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for captivation
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