captivation

NOUN
  1. the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
  2. a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
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How To Use captivation In A Sentence

  • Some experts cite difficulties in assimilating for some members of the community's youth population as one reason for the "captivation" with extremism. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
  • Now there is something exceedingly captivating in a pair of soft blue eyes -- not that there may not be something quite as captivating in a pair of brown or black or grey eyes -- but there is something singularly captivating in the peculiar style of captivation wherewith a man is captivated by a pair of blue -- distinctly _blue_ -- eyes. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains
  • Eight weeks came and went, -- eight wonderfully happy weeks to Debby and her friend; for "propinquity" had worked more wonders than poor Mrs. Carroll knew, as the only one she saw or guessed was the utter captivation of Joe Leavenworth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863
  • Lubricating my limber legs with a creamy lotion that electrifies my luminescent captivation, lustrously. Courtney Stodden's Tweets Are Fascinating
  • The so-called captivation of our visual capacity plays a not unimportant part in distinguishing correct from illusory seeing. Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
  • The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could.
  • The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed.
  • Lubricating my limber legs with a creamy lotion that electrifies my luminescent captivation, lustrously. Courtney Stodden's Tweets Are Fascinating
  • Carlos always goes to the pet store to look at the dogs, birds, cats, and any weird animal or reptile they may have in captivation. A dog's life
  • Indeed, all of Graham's proud, flawed characters are stunningly and utterly flawed, and they steal the reader's captivation.
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