Captivating

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Captivating \Cap"ti*va`ting\, a.
     Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as,
     captivating smiles. -- {Cap"ti*va`ting*ly}, adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
     captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]
     1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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              Their woes whom fortune captivates.   --Shak.
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     2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
        attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
        captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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              Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
          facinate; capture; lead captive.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  captivating
       adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
             "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
             music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
             entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching},
              {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "captivating":
     alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching,
     blandishing, cajoling, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     come-hither, coquettish, delightful, drawing, enchanting, engaging,
     enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic,
     exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
     heart-robbing, hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
     irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, mesmeric,
     mouth-watering, piquant, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant,
     ravishing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic,
     spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
     thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, winning,
     winsome, witching