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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescativação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /katiˈvɐtʃi/
"A beleza da paisagem gerou uma profunda cativação nos turistas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of charming, enchanting, or holding someone's attention completely.
"The mesmerizing performance held the audience in total captivation." - 2
A state of being fascinated or spellbound by something extraordinary.
"She stared at the starry night sky with a look of pure captivation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin captivatio, stemming from captivare (to take captive), which traces back to the Classical Latin captivus. Over centuries, the meaning shifted metaphorically from physical imprisonment of war captives to the psychological state of being mentally captured or irresistibly charmed by beauty or fascination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Captivation" is said worldwide
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captivation
Transliteration: /kap.ti.va.sjɔ̃/
"Le public écoutait le musicien avec une totale captivation."
Faszination
Transliteration: /fatsinaˈt͡si̯oːn/
"Das Kunstwerk zog die Betrachter in pure Faszination."
captivazione
Transliteration: /kap.ti.vaˈt͡sjo.ne/
"Il discorso del professore mantenne l'aula in costante captivazione."
cautivación
Transliteration: /kau.ti.βaˈsjon/
"La obra de teatro mantuvo a todos en absoluta cautivación."
cativação
Transliteration: /katiˈvɐtʃi/
"A beleza da paisagem gerou uma profunda cativação nos turistas."
मंत्रमुग्धता
Transliteration: mantramugdhtā
"संगीत ने श्रोताओं को मंत्रमुग्धता में बांध लिया।"
迷恋
Transliteration: mí liàn
"观众对魔术表演充满了迷恋。"
매료
Transliteration: maeryo
"그녀의 목소리는 청중에게 깊은 매료를 주었다."
魅惑
Transliteration: miwaku
"その美しい旋律は聴衆を魅惑で包んだ。"
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