captivating
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captivating
- /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ US
- [ˈkæptɪveɪɾɪŋ] US
- /ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/ Australia
- [ˈkæptɪvæɪɾɪŋ] Australia
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English captivate
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English captivating
From captivate + -ing.
adjective more captivating · most captivating
- That captivates; fascinating.
- Very beautiful or attractive. [T]he eye is delighted by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness.
verb
- present participle and gerund of captivate
