Agency Dictionary
Captivating
adjectivePronunciation: /ˈkæp.təˌveɪ.tɪŋ/
In Portuguese: Cativante
Brand & MarketingWhat does “Captivating” mean?
Capable of attracting, holding, or enchanting interest and affection through irresistible charm or aesthetic power.
Etymology
The present participle of captivate, used as an adjective. Captivate comes from Late Latin captivatus, past participle of captivare, "to take captive", from Latin captivus, "captured, prisoner", from capere, "to take, to seize". When the verb entered English in the 16th century it could still mean to capture in the literal sense; today only the figurative sense remains, to hold someone's attention or affection by charm.
Synonyms
- enchanting
- charming
- fascinating
- enthralling
- engaging
- bewitching
Often confused with
- captive
- Captive describes someone held prisoner or unable to leave (a captive audience); captivating describes what charms and holds attention.
Word family
- captivate
- captivation
- captive
- captivity
- captor
- capture
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Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.
Words of the same theme
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- recipientnoun
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- pain pointnoun
- A specific problem, difficulty or frustration that a person experiences when using a product or a service, and that design or marketing sets out to solve.
- target audiencenoun
- The specific group of people that a message, a product or a campaign is meant to reach, defined by what they have in common, such as needs, habits or interests.
- briefingnoun
- A concise set of instructions or background information provided to guide a project or creative assignment.
- Accuracynoun
- The degree of precision, correctness, and exactitude with which a message or action reaches its intended mark.
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- The act or process of distinguishing between two or more items or establishing uniqueness.
- Fictionalizeverb
- To turn real events, characters, or brand narratives into imaginative storytelling formats. It allows storytellers and marketers to communicate deeper emotional truths through symbolic narratives.
- Frequencynoun
- The regular rate at which an event occurs or a message is transmitted over a designated period.
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- Incentivenoun
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- Instinctiveadjective
- Prompted by natural instinct or innate impulse rather than conscious reasoning or learned habits.
- Millisecondnoun
- A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second.
- Palettenoun
- A chosen range or set of colors, sounds, or stylistic elements used by an artist or brand designer.
- Protagonistnoun
- The principal character or leading figure in a dramatic production, novel, or historical movement.
- Voiceovernoun
- A piece of spoken narration in a movie, broadcast, or commercial spoken by an unseen narrator.
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