captivity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kæpˈtɪvəti/ UK /kæpˈtɪvəti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the condition of being imprisoned or confined The panda was born in captivity at the zoo. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of being... imprisonmentconfinementbondageincarcerationinternmentservitudedetention ↔ Opposites freedomlibertyreleaseemancipation Word family Related forms captivecapturecaptivate Etymology AI details From Latin captīvitās ('captivity'), from captīvus ('captive, taken prisoner'), from capere ('to take, seize'). captīvitās Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # captivity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kæpˈtɪvəti/ **IPA (UK):** /kæpˈtɪvəti/ ## Meanings 1. the condition of being imprisoned or confined ## Examples - The panda was born in captivity at the zoo. ## Synonyms - imprisonment - confinement - bondage - incarceration - internment - servitude - detention ## Antonyms - freedom - liberty - release - emancipation ## Related Forms - captive - capture - captivate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: captīvitās - Root: capere ## Etymology From Latin captīvitās ('captivity'), from captīvus ('captive, taken prisoner'), from capere ('to take, seize'). ## AI Etymology Captivity comes from Latin captīvitās ('captivity'), from captīvus ('captive, taken prisoner'), from capere ('to take, seize'). The historical trail runs through captīvitās in Latin and capere in Latin. Used as a noun, captivity now means "the condition of being imprisoned or confined", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as captive, capture, and captivate. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown