Dictionary Entry
captive
captive is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, adjective, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
- 2noun
One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
- 3adjective
Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
- 4adjective
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
- 5adjective
Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
- 6transitive verb
To take prisoner; to capture.
- 7noun
an animal that is confined
- 8noun
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
- 9noun
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Synonyms
- 10adjective
giving or marked by complete attention to- Walter de la Mare
"that engrossed look or rapt delight"
"then wrapped in dreams"
- 11adjective
being in captivity
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