captivating
adjUK /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ · US /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/
Etymology From captivate + -ing.
1
That captivates; fascinating.
2
Very beautiful or attractive.
- [T]he eye is delighted by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness.1819 July 31, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Rural Life in England”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number II, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 134:
- Derived terms
- captivatingly, uncaptivating