captivation
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- noun
- /ˌkæp.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
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cautivación
- The experience of visual captivation (when the two become one) is transitory, even ephemeral, however powerful its aftereffects.
It brings up all of this, this captivation with an experience, right?
- It brings up all of this, this captivation with an experience, right?
Examples
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My captivation stems from failing to fully enjoy my own adolescence.
Blog text (32) -
I relate to his expressions of wonder and his captivation with the wilderness and beauty of the area.
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It brings up all of this, this captivation with an experience, right?
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With an ambitious captivation of reading and Islamic learning, she immerses herself in the perspectives of countless worlds.
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Content marketing is as important as the captivation that’s conjured through the design.
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It loomed toward him, seizing him like a lover, with a paralyzing captivation of the heart.
Fiction book (1990) -
This captivation is now weakening, but since the new style is largely undefined, our assumptions about music are still solidly based in nineteenth-century definitions of music.
Academic text (1992) -
The captivation of the audience grew as the magician performed his final trick.
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Her captivation with the art exhibit drew her closer to each painting.
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The children's captivation with the story kept them quiet and attentive.
Synonyms
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3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
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6.5
A feeling of great wonder and pleasure as if under a magic spell
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8.4
A strong feeling of being very interested and unable to look away
A feeling of deep wonder and delight that makes you unable to look away
A strong feeling of complete fascination that holds your attention
A strong feeling of wonder and surprise at a very bright or impressive sight
Antonyms
How Captivated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Captivation comes from the Latin root capere, which means 'to take', and the same root is in capture and captive. So being in captivation is like being 'taken' or held by something you find interesting or charming.