captivity
Syllables: cap·tiv·i·ty/kæpˈtɪvɪti/
captivity noun: the state of being captive.
Noun
captivity (countable and uncountable, plural captivities)
- The state of being captive.
- held in captivity
- escape from captivity
- A group of people/beings captive.
- The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
- long captivity
captivity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
captivity in Hindi
- captivity, bondage, imprisonment
- असीरी asīrī
- captivity, prison
- बंदी bandī
captivity in Tamil
- சிறைப்பட்ட நிலை
captivity in Urdu
- captivity, capture, imprisonment
- اسیری asīrī
captivity in Malayalam
- ദാസ്യത്വം, അടിമത്തം, ബന്ധനം
More languagesFewer languages
- captivity in Arabic
- أَسْر ʔasr, سَبْي saby
- captivity in Persian
- اسارت esârat
- captivity in Vietnamese
- tù binh
Examples of captivity in a sentence
- The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.
- He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.
Forms of captivity
| plural | captivities |
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Origin of captivity
From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.
Words formed from captivity
Questions about captivity
- What does captivity mean?
- Captivity means the state of being captive.
- What is captivity in Hindi?
- Captivity in Hindi is असीरी (asīrī), बंदी (bandī). See Captivity meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use captivity in a sentence?
- The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.
- What part of speech is captivity?
- Captivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce captivity?
- Captivity is pronounced /kæpˈtɪvɪti/.
- What is the plural of captivity?
- The plural of captivity is captivities.
Words near captivity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: captivity (page history and authors); असीरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); captivity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اسیری (Urdu) (page history and authors); captivity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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