captivating

/'kæptiveitiɳ/

Thân thiện

The speaker's captivating story held the entire room spellbound.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Holding one's attention completely; charming or fascinating in a way that is difficult to resist. It describes something or someone that is so interesting, attractive, or appealing that it captures and holds your interest as if by magic.

Usage

• The word "captivating" is used to describe a quality that strongly attracts and holds attention. It is a positive and often intense adjective.
• It is commonly used to describe performances (e.g., a speech, a film), artistic works (e.g., a book, music, a painting), or a person's appearance, personality, or manner.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The documentary had a captivating narrative that kept us watching until the end.
  • She has a captivating smile that lights up the room.
  • The novel's captivating plot made it impossible to put down.

Advanced Usage

• "utterly captivating": completely and totally fascinating.
  • The ballet performance was utterly captivating.
• "visually captivating": fascinating to look at.
  • The film's cinematography was visually captivating.

Variants and Related Words

• Captivate (verb): to attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.
  • The speaker's story captivated the entire audience.
• Captivation (noun): the state of being captivated.
  • The audience sat in silent captivation.

Synonyms

• Enchanting: delightfully charming or attractive.
• Bewitching: casting a spell over; fascinating.
• Entrancing: capable of attracting and holding interest; spellbinding.
• Fascinating: extremely interesting.
• Alluring: powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Antonyms

• Boring: not interesting; tedious.
• Dull: lacking interest or excitement.
• Repellent: causing disgust or distaste; unattractive.
• Uninteresting: not arousing curiosity or interest.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Hold someone captive": (related concept) to keep someone as a prisoner. Figuratively, it can mean to completely absorb someone's attention, similar to "captivate."
  • The mystery novel held me captive all weekend.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bewitching
• enchanting
• enthralling
• entrancing
• fascinating