Associations to the word «Captivation»

Wiktionary

CAPTIVATION, noun. The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.

Dictionary definition

CAPTIVATION, noun. The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror).
CAPTIVATION, noun. A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats