ENGLISH: captive - CREOLE: kaptif



Overview of noun captive



The noun captive has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) prisoner, captive -- (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)

2. (1) captive -- (an animal that is confined)

3. captive -- (a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion)



Overview of adj captive



The adj captive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed -- (in captivity)

2. captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped -- (giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought")

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