CAPTIVATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)