captive

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

   I envy not in any moods ⁠The captive void of noble rage, ⁠The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods: […]

2. 2
   adj

   Held prisoner; not free; confined.

   A poor, miserable, captive thrall.

3. 3
   adj

   Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

   Even in so short a space, my woman's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.

4. 4
   adj

   Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

   captive chains; captive hours

5. 5
   adj

   giving or marked by complete attention to

6. 6
   adj

   being in captivity

7. 7
   noun

   an animal that is confined

8. 8
   noun

   a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English captif; derived from Latin captīvus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French intermediate. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“seize, hold”). Doublet of caitiff.