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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ [US], [ˈkæptɪveɪɾɪŋ] [US], /ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/ [General-Australian], [ˈkæptɪvæɪɾɪŋ] [General-Australian] Audio: En-us-captivating.ogg Forms: more captivating [comparative], most captivating [superlative]
Etymology: From captivate + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|captivate|ing|id2=participial}} captivate + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} captivating (comparative more captivating, superlative most captivating)
  1. That captivates; fascinating.
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  2. Showing great beauty; beautiful. Translations (beautiful): captivador (Catalan), boeiend (Dutch), bekoorlijk (Dutch), kiehtova (Finnish), mukaansatempaava (Finnish), captivant [masculine] (French), passionnant [masculine] (French), fascinant [masculine] (French), prenant [masculine] (French), चित्ताकर्षक (cittākarṣak) (Hindi), accattivante (Italian), affascinante (Italian), cativante (Portuguese), fascinante (Portuguese), envolvente (Portuguese), encantador [masculine] (Portuguese), arrebatador (Spanish), cautivador (Spanish), hechizante (Spanish), embelesador [masculine] (Spanish), hechicero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-captivating-en-adj-QqACwxsR Disambiguation of 'beautiful': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: captivatingly, uncaptivating

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ [US], [ˈkæptɪveɪɾɪŋ] [US], /ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/ [General-Australian], [ˈkæptɪvæɪɾɪŋ] [General-Australian] Audio: En-us-captivating.ogg
Etymology: From captivate + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|captivate|ing|id2=participial}} captivate + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} captivating
  1. present participle and gerund of captivate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: captivate Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-captivating-en-verb-A9kppR1n Disambiguation of Personality: 10 26 64
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        "id2": "participial"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From captivate + -ing.",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "captivate"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of captivate"
      ],
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          "captivate#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkæptɪveɪɾɪŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkæptɪvæɪɾɪŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "captivating"
}

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