Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Adjective: captivating  'kapti`veyting
  1. Capturing interest as if by a spell
    "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"
    - bewitching, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating
Verb: captivate  'kaptu`veyt
  1. Attract; cause to be enamoured
    - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

See also: attractive, captivation, captive

Type of: appeal, attract

Encyclopedia: Captivate

Captivating

Nearest

Captain James Cook
Captain John Smith
Captain Kidd
captaincy
captain's chair
captainship
caption
captious
captiously
captiousness
captivate
captivated
captivatingly
captivation
captive
captive finance company
captivity
captopril
captor
capture