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captivation vs enchantment

enchantment vs captivation

captivation and enchantment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
captivation Yes No No No
enchantment Yes No No No
As nouns, captivation and enchantment are synonyms defined as:
  • captivation and enchantment: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
Other synonyms of captivation include enthrallment, fascination.
As nouns, enchantment is a hypernym of captivation; that is, enchantment is a word with a broader meaning than captivation:
  • captivation: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
  • enchantment: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Other hypernyms of captivation include spell, trance.
captivation (noun) enchantment (noun)
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual a magical spell
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Difference between captivation and enchantment

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