captivity
The state of being captive.
Example
“The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.”
Other meanings
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
A group of people/beings captive.
Synonyms
- imprisonment
Related words
- anticaptivity
- precaptivity
- semicaptivity
Word history
From Latin "captīvitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “captivity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.