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- DictionaryCap·ti·vat·ing/ˈkaptəˌvādiNG/
adjective
- 1. capable of attracting and holding interest; charming: "a captivating smile"
verb [ T ] uk / ˈkæp.tɪ.veɪt / us / ˈkæp.tə.veɪt / Add to word list. to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive: With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere. Synonyms. beguile literary. bewitch. capture. charm. enchant. entrance literary. fascinate.
Captivate definition: to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant. See examples of CAPTIVATE used in a sentence.
Captivating definition: attracting and holding the attention or interest, as by beauty or excellence; enchanting The newly fallen snow turns our real-life world of brown grass and gray skies into a captivating fairyland.. See examples of CAPTIVATING used in a sentence.
to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive: With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere. Synonyms. beguile literary. bewitch. capture. charm. enchant. entrance literary. fascinate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attracting and tempting. affinity. allure.
The adjective captivating describes something that's completely enthralling and holds your attention. You might find a marathon of episodes of a TV show so captivating that you forget to eat dinner. When people are captivating, they're often very intelligent, attractive, charming, or otherwise fascinating. Something that catches and holds your ...
/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ taking all your attention; very attractive and interesting synonym enchanting. He found her captivating. We spent a week relaxing on the captivating island of Capri. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence. Notice the similarity between the verbs captivate and capture.
