captivating

cap·ti·vate

C0093800 (kăp′tə-vāt′)tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit. See Synonyms at charm.2. Archaic To capture.

---

[Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture, from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive.]

---

cap′ti·va′tion n.cap′ti·va′tor n.

captivating

(ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ) adjholding one's attention completely

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

captivating - 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"bewitching, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinatingattractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

Translations

cautivadoraccattivanteaffascinanteseducente