adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of captivate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That captivates; fascinating.
2. 2
   Very beautiful or attractive.

   "[T]he eye is delighted by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness."

Adjective

1. 1
   capturing interest as if by a spell wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

attractivefascinatingabsorbingadorablealluringappealing

Antonyms

All antonyms

boringdeform

Example

More examples

"She was very captivating when she performed."

Etymology

From captivate + -ing.

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