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CAPTIVATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
Synonyms:
captivation; enchantment; enthrallment; fascination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("captivation" is a kind of...):
liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)
Derivation:
captivate (attract; cause to be enamored)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
Synonyms:
captivation; fascination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("captivation" is a kind of...):
enchantment; spell; trance (a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation)
Derivation:
captivate (attract; cause to be enamored)
