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say it: KAP-ti-vay-ting
captivating is an adjective meaning "capturing interest as if by a spell". It carries one recorded sense.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for captivating come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.