captivating

English

Etymology

From captivate +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/
Audio (GA) (file)
Hyphenation: cap‧tiv‧at‧ing

Adjective

captivating (comparative more captivating, superlative most captivating)

That captivates; fascinating.
Showing great beauty; beautiful.
- 1819 July 31, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Rural Life in England”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number II, New York, N.Y.: […] C. S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 134:
  [T]he eye is delighted by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness.

Derived terms

captivatingly

Translations

beautiful

Catalan: captivador
Dutch: boeiend (nl), bekoorlijk (nl)
Finnish: kiehtova (fi), mukaansatempaava
French: captivant (fr) m, passionnant (fr) m, fascinant (fr) m, prenant (fr) m
Hindi: चित्ताकर्षक (hi) (cittākarṣak)
Portuguese: cativante (pt), fascinante, envolvente, encantador m
Spanish: arrebatador (es), cautivador (es), hechizante, embelesador m, hechicero (es) m

Verb

captivating

present participle of captivate

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