Captivating meaning: Captivating means holding one's attention

Captivating means holding one's attention completely, as by beauty or wit. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of captivating in English and other languages. CAPTIVATE definition: 1. to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or…. Learn more. To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence. Captivating means holding your attention by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.