Found 3 items, similar to Captivity.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: captivity
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: captivity
captivity
n 1: the state of being imprisoned;
“he was held in captivity
until he died”;
“the imprisonment of captured soldiers”;
“his ignominious incarceration in the local jail”;
“he
practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle
dungeon” [syn:
imprisonment,
incarceration,
immurement]
2: the state of being a slave;
“So every bondman in his own
hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare
[syn:
enslavement]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Captivity
Captivity
\Cap*tiv"i*ty\, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F.
captivit['e].]
1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.
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More celebrated in his captivity that in his
greatest triumphs. --Dryden.
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2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or
affections; bondage.
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Sink in the soft captivity together. --Addison.
Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection;
servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
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