CAPTIVATING

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

captivating (comparative more captivating, superlative most captivating)

that captivates; fascinating

beautiful; showing great beauty

Verb

captivating

present participle of captivate

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"ti*va`ting, a.

Definition: Having power to captivate or cham; fascinating; as, captivating smiles.

– Cap"tiva`ting*ly, adv.

CAPTIVATE

Cap"ti*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] Etym: [L. captivatus, p. p. of captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive.]

1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.] Their woes whom fortune captivates. Shak.

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. Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.

Syn.

– To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch; facinate; capture; lead captive.

Cap"ti*vate, p. a. Etym: [L. captivatus.]

Definition: Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed. Women have been captivate ere now. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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