captivity (redirected from captivities)

cap·tiv·i·ty  (kp-tv-t)

n. pl. cap·tiv·i·ties

The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

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captivity

Noun

the state of being kept in confinement

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Captivity

See also punishment; slavery.

coarctation

1. Obsolete, the act of confining, as in a narrow space.
2. restriction of liberty.

infibulation

the process of confining with a buckle or padlock. See also sex.

oubliette

a secret place of imprisonment, usually with only one opening in the top, as found in some old castles.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	captivity - 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" immurement, incarceration, imprisonment confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement" durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time) life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until death internment - confinement during wartime
	2.	captivity - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare enslavement subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others

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captivity

noun confinement, custody, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, durance (archaic) restraint

Translations

captivity [kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ] n → cautiverio

captivity [kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ] n → captivité f

captivity [kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ] captive n → Gefangenschaft f

captivity [kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ] n → prigionia;

in captivity [animal] → in cattività