Captivating

Captivating Meanings:

• Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as, captivating smiles
• (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/,
• (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/,
• present participle and gerund of captivate
• [slang] To attract and hold the attention or of intrest, as by beauty or excellence.
• [slang] To capture and hold someone's attention with one's own charisma or magnetism; attract strongly.
• [slang] noun; a video screen in an elevator that is used for advertising or marketing.
• [slang] Cap=Lie/Lying+Activity=Captivity When lying becomes an activity, call it CAPTIVITY!
• [slang] noun, plural captivities. 1. the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined. Related forms Expand precaptivity, noun semicaptivity, noun Synonyms Expand 1. bondage, servitude, slavery, thralldom, subjection; imprisonment, confinement, incarceration. Antonyms Expand 1. freedom.
• [slang] Something good for sure.
• [slang] Kept within bounds.
• [slang] Being captivated by negativity. A form of depression in which you feel like crap and are falling down a never-ending gravitational spiral of negativity. Could also be used to threaten someone. Used once by Theodore Bagwell (T-Bag) of Prison Break, and also once more by Gretchen of the same TV Series.
• [slang] A person who politely smiles and feigns amusement, while someone in their presence re-enacts a comedy sequence so poorly that others nearby are embarrassed.