captivating

captivating
    adj 1: 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" [syn:
           {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling},
           {entrancing}, {fascinating}]
    

Captivating \Cap"ti*va`ting\, a.
   Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as,
   captivating smiles. -- {Cap"ti*va`ting*ly}, adv.
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Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
   captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]
   1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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            Their woes whom fortune captivates.   --Shak.
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   2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
      attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
      captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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            Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
                                                  Irving.

   Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
        facinate; capture; lead captive.
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64 Moby Thesaurus words for "captivating":
      alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching,
      blandishing, cajoling, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
      come-hither, coquettish, delightful, drawing, enchanting, engaging,
      enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic,
      exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
      heart-robbing, hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting,
      irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, mesmeric,
      mouth-watering, piquant, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant,
      ravishing, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic,
      spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting,
      thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, winning,
      winsome, witching