captive

n.

1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.
2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.

adj.

1. Taken and held prisoner, as in war.
2. Held in bondage; enslaved.
3. Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds.
4. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market.
5. Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated.

[Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize.]

adj

Definition: mentally enchanted, held
Antonyms: disillusioned, uninterested

adj

Definition: physically held by force
Antonyms: free, independent, loose

n

Definition: person held physically
Antonyms: free man, independent

n

Definition: prisoner
Antonyms: captor, guard, jailer

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Said of naturally wild or feral animals kept in captivity for educational and scientific investigation with no attempt being made to domesticate them.

IN BRIEF: A person caught and held prisoner.

The captive was moved to the jail cell.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fange
adj. - fanget, tryllebundet, kontrolleret

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevangene, geboeid

Français (French)
n. - prisonnier, captif
adj. - captif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefangener
adj. - gefangen, (übertr.) gefesselt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αιχμάλωτος, δέσμιος

Italiano (Italian)
prigioniero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prisioneiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
пленный

Español (Spanish)
n. - cautivo, prisionero
adj. - cautivo, prisionero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fånge

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
俘虏, 迷恋者, 被俘的, 被迷住的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 俘虜, 迷戀者
adj. - 被俘的, 被迷住的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 포로, 사로잡힌 사람
adj. - 포로의, 매혹된, 고정된

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 捕虜, とりこ, 俘虜, 恋のとりこ
adj. - 捕虜の, とりこになった, 閉じ込められた, 支配下に置かれた, 親会社専用の, 捕虜になった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أسير, مقيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שבוי, אסיר‬
adj. - ‮שבוי, בשבי‬

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