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[ kap-tiv-i-tee ] / kæpˈtɪv ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR captivity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural cap·tiv·i·ties.the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined. (initial capital letter) Babylonian captivity. Origin of captivity1275–1325; Middle English captivite (<Old French ) <Latin captīvitās.See captive, -ity SYNONYMS FOR captivity1 bondage, servitude, slavery, thralldom, subjection; imprisonment, confinement, incarceration. SEE SYNONYMS FOR captivity ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR captivitySEE ANTONYMS FOR captivity ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM captivitypre·cap·tiv·i·ty, nounsem·i·cap·tiv·i·ty, nounWords nearby captivitycaptious, captivate, captive, captive audience, captive market, captivity, captopril, captor, capture, capture beat, captured rotation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for captivityShin eventually escaped North Korean captivity while in Vienna. Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “There was one good thing about it,” Chuck Davis says about his time in captivity. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the general circumstances of her capture and captivity have been known and widely reported for more than a year now. A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage|Shane Harris|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The center had seemingly proven wrong people who contend that rescued eaglets can only survive in captivity. He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She would spend her days under her husband's captivity wondering how to escape with her daughter. The Worst Question for Abuse Victims|Emily Shire|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In captivity, having no web, it actually flees before its prey, and has not the resolution to confront a fly. The Insect|Jules Michelet Not the thousands of prisoners which you will see sent into captivity across the Rhine! The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers The survivors may have one night to bury the dead; then they will be carried into captivity. The Forerunners|Romain Rolland I saw many tracks on this expedition and on others afterwards but I have never seen a bear yet, except in captivity. A Canyon Voyage|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh To while away the hours of their captivity, they carved their names upon the walls with rusty nails. The Story of Manhattan|Charles Hemstreet
British Dictionary definitions for captivity
noun plural -tiesthe condition of being captive; imprisonment the period of imprisonment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to captivitybondage, imprisonment, slavery, incarceration, confinement, custody, enthrallment, duress, thralldom, constraint, restraint, jail, enslavement, entombment, servitude, limbo, serfdom, subjection, vassalage, committal |