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Definition: Captivity |
CaptivityNoun1. 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". 2. The state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "captivity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Captivity (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19, 20; 1 Chr. 5:26) (B.C. 762), and Tiglath-pileser, in the days of Pekah (B.C. 738), carried away the trans-Jordanic tribes and the inhabitants of Galilee into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29; Isa. 9:1). Subsequently Shalmaneser invaded Israel and laid siege to Samaria, the capital of the kingdom. During the siege he died, and was succeeded by Sargon, who took the city, and transported the great mass of the people into Assyria (B.C. 721), placing them in Halah and in Habor, and in the cities of the Medes (2 Kings 17:3, 5). Samaria was never again inhabited by the Israelites. The families thus removed were carried to distant cities, many of them not far from the Caspian Sea, and their place was supplied by colonists from Babylon and Cuthah, etc. (2 Kings 17:24). Thus terminated the kingdom of the ten tribes, after a separate duration of two hundred and fifty-five years (B.C. 975-721). Many speculations have been indulged in with reference to these ten tribes. But we believe that all, except the number that probably allied themselves with Judah and shared in their restoration under Cyrus, are finally lost. "Like the dew on the mountain, Like the foam on the river, Like the bubble on the fountain, They are gone, and for ever." (2.) Of Judah. In the third year of Jehoiachim, the eighteenth king of Judah (B.C. 605), Nebuchadnezzar having overcome the Egyptians at Carchemish, advanced to Jerusalem with a great army. After a brief siege he took that city, and carried away the vessels of the sanctuary to Babylon, and dedicated them in the Temple of Belus (2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chr. 36:6, 7; Dan. 1:1, 2). He also carried away the treasures of the king, whom he made his vassal. At this time, from which is dated the "seventy years" of captivity (Jer. 25; Dan. 9:1, 2), Daniel and his companions were carried to Babylon, there to be brought up at the court and trained in all the learning of the Chaldeans. After this, in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, a great national fast was appointed (Jer. 36:9), during which the king, to show his defiance, cut up the leaves of the book of Jeremiah's prophecies as they were read to him in his winter palace, and threw them into the fire. In the same spirit he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:1), who again a second time (B.C. 598) marched against Jerusalem, and put Jehoiachim to death, placing his son Jehoiachin on the throne in his stead. But Jehoiachin's counsellors displeasing Nebuchadnezzar, he again a third time turned his army against Jerusalem, and carried away to Babylon a second detachment of Jews as captives, to the number of 10,000 (2 Kings 24:13; Jer. 24:1; 2 Chr. 36:10), among whom were the king, with his mother and all his princes and officers, also Ezekiel, who with many of his companions were settled on the banks of the river Chebar (q.v.). He also carried away all the remaining treasures of the temple and the palace, and the golden vessels of the sanctuary. Mattaniah, the uncle of Jehoiachin, was now made king over what remained of the kingdom of Judah, under the name of Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:17; 2 Chr. 36:10). After a troubled reign of eleven years his kingdom came to an end (2 Chr. 36:11). Nebuchadnezzar, with a powerful army, besieged Jerusalem, and Zedekiah became a prisoner in Babylon. His eyes were put out, and he was kept in close confinement till his death (2 Kings 25:7). The city was spoiled of all that was of value, and then given up to the flames. The temple and palaces were consumed, and the walls of the city were levelled with the ground (B.C. 586), and all that remained of the people, except a number of the poorest class who were left to till the ground and dress the vineyards, were carried away captives to Babylon. This was the third and last deportation of Jewish captives. The land was now utterly desolate, and was abondoned to anarchy. In the first year of his reign as king of Babylon (B.C. 536), Cyrus issued a decree liberating the Jewish captives, and permitting them to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city and the temple (2 Chr. 36:22, 23; Ezra 1; 2). The number of the people forming the first caravan, under Zerubbabel, amounted in all to 42,360 (Ezra 2:64, 65), besides 7,337 men-servants and maid-servants. A considerable number, 12,000 probably, from the ten tribes who had been carried away into Assyria no doubt combined with this band of liberated captives. At a later period other bands of the Jews returned (1) under Ezra (7:7) (B.C. 458), and (2) Nehemiah (7:66) (B.C. 445). But the great mass of the people remained still in the land to which they had been carried, and became a portion of the Jews of the "dispersion" (John 7:35; 1 Pet. 1:1). The whole number of the exiles that chose to remain was probably about six times the number of those who returned. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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The following was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. As such, it may not yet be properly adapted to Wikipedia. It is included as a stub of sorts to inspire people to modify it:Babylonian captivity is the name generally given to the deportation of the Jews to Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar. ,Three separate occasions are mentioned (Jer. lii. 28-30). The first was in the time of Jehoiachin in 597 B.C., when the temple of Jerusalem was partially despoiled and a number of the leading citizens removed. After eleven years (in the reign of Zedekiah) a fresh rising of the Judaeans occurred; the city was razed to the ground, and a further deportation ensued. Finally, five years later, Jeremiah (bc. cit.) records a third captivity. After the overthrow of Babylonia by the Persians, Cyrus gave the Jews permission to return to their native land (53~ B.C.), and more then forty thousand are said to have availed themselves of the privilege. (See Jehoiakim; Jehoiachin; Zedekiah; Ezra-Nehemiah and Jews: History.) The term Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy was also used to refer to the Papacy's sojourn in Avignon between 1309 and 1378, when the Popes were seen by some as "captives" of the French Kings.
The Babylonian Captivity and the resulting return from captivity back to Israel was seen as one of the great pivotal acts in the drama between God and his people Israel. Just as they had been saved from Egypt, now they were being saved from annihilation once again. The northern tribes, which had been taken captive by Assyria never returned. However, the southern kingdom of Judah was released to return home once Babylon was conquered by the Persian Cyrus the Great. The Persians had a different political philosophy of managing conquered territories than the Babylonians or Assyrians. Under the Persians, local personages were put into power to govern the local populace. These local rulers owed allegiance to the Persian king and were closely watched by a system of spies.
When the Israelites returned home, they found a mixture of peoples practicing a religion very similar to their own but not identical to it. Hostility grew up between the returning Jews and the Samaritans. This hostility was still extant at the time of Jesus.
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Synonyms: CaptivitySynonyms: enslavement (n), immurement (n), imprisonment (n), incarceration (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Restraint | Confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation, entombment, mancipation, durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade. |
Arrest; take up, take charge of, take into custody; take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive; captivate; lead captive, lead into captivity; send to prison, commit to prison; commit; give in charge, give in custody; subjugate. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Captivity |
| English words defined with "captivity": Abib ♦ Bond timber ♦ captive, chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger, confined ♦ Disenamor ♦ immurement, imprisoned, imprisonment, incarceration ♦ jailed ♦ liberator, Lost Tribes ♦ mountain chinchilla, mountain viscacha ♦ ransom, Redemptionist ♦ To lead captive. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "captivity": Addon, Adonijah, ANIMAL-NURSERY WORKER, Animals, Domestic, Azekah ♦ Baalis, Babylonish Captivity, Beth-shean ♦ children's zoo caretaker ♦ domestic rodent ♦ farmed game meat ♦ Golan ♦ Henadad ♦ Jaala, Jehozadak ♦ Ladder ♦ Maasiai ♦ Obadiah ♦ Radegund, reared game birds, Ring a Ding-ding ♦ Samaritan Pentateuch, Seventy weeks, Sherezer, Shimshai ♦ Unni ♦ Zabdiel, Zanoah. (references) |
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Screenplays | For those of you hostages in the audience, you are in hour three of your captivity. (The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards; writing credit: Hildy Parks) | |
Lyrics | Carried us away in captivity (Rivers Of Babylon; performing artist: Boney M) | |
Clever | Not our activity for Him, but our captivity to Him! (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Living in Captivity (1998) | |
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 | Sergeant Robert J. Chicca, U.S. Marine Corps, a USS Pueblo (AGER-2) crewman, greets his wife, Ann Marie, on his arrival at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, 24 December 1968. Pueblo's crew had been released from captivity by the North Korean government on 23 December. They had been captured off Wonsan on 23 January 1968. Photographed by PHC V.O. McColley, USN. Credit: NAVY. |  | "Say 'ah'." Lion at London Zoo seems bored with captivity. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The captivity of Mrs. Rowlandson. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The Largest still in captivity. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Miguel De Cervantes | Captivity is the greatest of all evils that can befall one. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The graves of prisoners of war and interned civilians who are nationals of the different belligerent States and have died in captivity shall be properly maintained in accordance with Article 225 of the present Treaty. (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1913) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was the second place of captivity he had seen |
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Children | Colombia | Among the 213 were 29 babies less than 2 years of age, and 57 of these children still were in captivity as of August. (references) |
Human Rights | Colombia | She remained in captivity at year's end. (references) |
Colombia | An estimated 205 minors were in captivity as of October. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Uganda | The Sudanese Government permitted the return of a number of LRA captives who previously had escaped LRA captivity during the year; however, the Sudanese Government did not free any abductees still held captive by the LRA. (references) |
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Jack Hanna | They're pretty fast. By the way, the chinchilla is almost extinct in the wild. We have thousands of them in captivity. |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | The lives of a number of valuable citizens have thus been sacrificed, and some of them under circumstances peculiarly shocking, whilst others have been carried into a deplorable captivity. |
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| "Captivity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.43% of the time. "Captivity" is used about 353 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.43% | 351 | 15,240 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.57% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 353 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "captivity". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Jashobeam | N/A | Biblical | Captivity of the people |
| Jeshebeab | N/A | Biblical | Captivity |
| Joshaviah | N/A | Biblical | Captivity of the Lord |
| Josibiah | N/A | Biblical | Captivity of the Lord |
| Sabeans | N/A | Biblical | Captivity |
| Sheba | N/A | Biblical | Captivity |
| Shebaniah | N/A | Biblical | Recalls from captivity |
| Shebuel | N/A | Biblical | Captivity |
| Shibmah | N/A | Biblical | Overmuch captivity |
| Shobai | N/A | Biblical | Turning captivity |
| Shubael | N/A | Biblical | Returning captivity |
| Sibmah | N/A | Biblical | Captivity |
| Tiglath-pileser | N/A | Biblical | That binds or takes away captivity |
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Expressions using "captivity": be held in captivity ♦ keep in captivity. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "captivity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | robëri (serfage, serfdom, serfhood, servitude, slavery). (various references) | |
Arabic | سبي (capture), عبودية (bondage, enslavement, obsequiousness, serfdom, servitude, slavery, subjection, subservience, thraldom, thrall, yoke), أسر (captivate, capture, catch, enthralling, intrigue, prison, seize, seizure, servitude, take, take prisoner). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | пленничество, плен (thralldom). (various references) | |
Chinese | 囚禁 . (various references) | |
Czech | zajetí (capture). (various references) | |
Danish | opdraettet vildt (game reared in captivity, game that has been bred), hare i fangenskab (hare in captivity). (various references) | |
Dutch | wild uit een fokkerij (game reared in captivity, game that has been bred), hazen in gevangenschap (hare in captivity). (various references) | |
Farsi | گفتاری فکری , گرفتاری (Ado, Assurance, Constraint, Encumbrance, Hitch, Involvement, Mire, Plight, Scrape, Snarl), اسارت (Bondage). (various references) | |
Finnish | vankeus (imprisonment), sotavankeus. (various references) | |
French | captivité, esclavage. (various references) | |
German | gefangenschaft (confinement, imprisonment). (various references) | |
Greek | αιχμαλωσία (capture). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שביה (exile), שבי (exile, imprisonment), שבות (repatriation, return), גלות (banishment, diaspora, exile). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rabság (durance), fogság (bondage, confinement, durance, duress, imprisonment). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tahanan (custody, detainee, durance, prisoner). (various references) | |
Italian | cattività (slavery). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 捕囚 , 捕らわれ (imprisonment). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほしゅう (maintenance, mending, repair, supplementary lessons), とらわれ (captive, imprisonment). (various references) | |
Korean | 감금 (Caging, restraint). (various references) | |
Manx | cappeeys (bondage), bondiaght (bondage, slavery). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aptivitycay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cativeiro (bondage), prisão (accouchement, apprehension, arrest, bastille, bond, cage, choky, confinement, constrained, custody, detention, duress, entanglement, ewer, jug, limbo, noose, pokey, prison, quad, quod), escravidão (bondage, drudgery, enslavement, servitude, slavery, thraldom, thrall). (various references) | |
Romanian | captivitate (restraint), robie (bondage, chain, servitude, slavery, thraldom, yoke), prizonierat. (various references) | |
Russian | неволя (slavery), плен. (various references) | |
Scottish | bruid. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zarobljeništvo. (various references) | |
Spanish | cautividad. (various references) | |
Swedish | fångenskap (confinement, duress, imprisonment). (various references) | |
Turkish | tutsaklık, tutkunluk (amorousness, love, passion), esaret (bondage, enslavement, enthrallment, enthralment, servitude, slavery, thraldom, thralldom). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яesirlik. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | рабство (bondage, enslavement, serfage, serfdom, serfhood, servitude, slavery, thrall, vassalage), взяття в полон (capture), неволя (prison, yoke), поневолення (enslavement), полон. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tình trạng bị giam cầm (detention), tình trạng bị câu thúc. (various references) | |
Welsh | caethiwed (bondage, slavery), caethgludiad, caethglud. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | captivas, catena, catenae, catenam, catenarum, catenas, catenasque, catenis, catenisque, ligatio. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 7, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Blepw de eteron nomon en toiV melesin mou antistrateuomenon tw nomw tou nooV mou kai aicmalwtizonta me tw nomw thV amartiaV tw onti en toiV melesin mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Video autem aliam legem in membris meis repugnantem legi mentis meae et captivantem me in lege peccati quae est in membris meis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ac ic seo oðre æ on minum lichames dælum, gewigiend wið mines modes æ and heo nimeð me on hæftinge on þære firenfulre æ wyrciend on minum dælum. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ayenfiytynge the lawe of my soule, and makynge me caitif in the lawe of synne, that is in my membris. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But I se another lawe in my membres rebellinge agaynst the lawe of my mynde and subduynge me vnto the lawe of synne which is in my membres. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh. |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 7, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | apan dinhi sa mga bahin sa akong lawas nakita ko ang laing balaod nga nagapakig-away batok sa balaod sa akong salabutan ug nagahimo kanakong binihag ngadto sa balaod sa sala nga nagalublob sa sulod sa mga bahin sa akong lawas. |
| Chinese | 但 我 覺 得 肢 體 中 另 有 個 律 、 和 我 心 中 的 律 交 戰 、 把 我 擄 去 叫 我 附 從 那 肢 體 中 犯 罪 的 律 。 |
| Croatian | ali opažam u svojim udovima drugi zakon koji vojuje protiv zakona uma moga i zarobljuje me zakonom grijeha koji je u mojim udovima. |
| Danish | men jeg ser en anden Lov i mine Lemmer, som strider imod mit Sinds Lov og tager mig fangen under Syndens Lov, som er i mine Lemmer. |
| Dutch | Maar ik zie een andere wet in mijn leden, welke strijdt tegen de wet mijns gemoeds, en mij gevangen neemt onder de wet der zonde, die in mijn leden is. |
| Finnish | mutta jäsenissäni minä näen toisen lain, joka sotii minun mieleni lakia vastaan ja pitää minut vangittuna synnin laissa, joka minun jäsenissäni on. |
| French | mais je vois dans mes membres une autre loi, qui lutte contre la loi de mon entendement, et qui me rend captif de la loi du péché, qui est dans mes membres. |
| German | Ich sehe aber ein ander Gesetz in meinen Gliedern, das da widerstreitet dem Gesetz in meinem Gemüte und nimmt mich gefangen in der Sünde Gesetz, welches ist in meinen Gliedern. |
| Hungarian | De látok egy másik törvényt az én tagjaimban, mely ellenkezik az elmém törvényével, és engem rabul ád a bûn törvényének, mely van az én tagjaimban. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | tetapi saya sadar bahwa dalam diri saya ada pula hukum lain yang memegang peranan--yaitu hukum yang berlawanan dengan hukum yang diakui oleh akal budi saya. Itu sebabnya saya terikat pada hukum dosa yang memegang peranan di dalam diri saya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | akan tetapi aku tampak ada lain hukum di dalam anggotaku, yang berperang dengan hukum akalku, serta membawa aku ke dalam tawanan di bawah hukum dosa di dalam anggotaku. |
| Italian | ma nelle mie membra vedo un'altra legge, che muove guerra alla legge della mia mente e mi rende schiavo della legge del peccato che è nelle mie membra. |
| Latvian | Bet citu likumu es redzu savos locekïos. Tas karo pret mana prâta likumu un pakïauj mani grçka likumam, kas ir manos locekïos. |
| Maori | Otira kua kitea e ahau tetahi atu ture i roto i oku wahi, e whawhai ana ki te ture a toku hinengaro, e mea ana i ahau hei taurekareka ma te ture a te hara, ma tenei i roto nei i oku wahi. |
| Norwegian | men jeg ser en annen lov i mine lemmer, som strider mot loven i mitt sinn og tar mig til fange under syndens lov, den som er i mine lemmer. |
| Portuguese | mas vejo nos meus membros outra lei guerreando contra a lei do meu entendimento, e me levando cativo à lei do pecado, que está nos meus membros. |
| Rumanian | dar vqd kn mqdularele mele o altq lege, care se luptq kmpotriva legii primite de mintea mea, wi mq yine rob legii pqcatului, care este kn mqdularele mele. |
| Russian | ОП Ч ЮМЕОБИ НПЙИ ЧЙЦХ ЙОПК ЪБЛПО, РТПФЙЧПВПТУФЧХАЭЙК ЪБЛПОХ ХНБ НПЕЗП Й ДЕМБАЭЙК НЕОС РМЕООЙЛПН ЪБЛПОБ ЗТЕИПЧОПЗП, ОБИПДСЭЕЗПУС Ч ЮМЕОБИ НПЙИ. |
| Shuar | Tumai yaunchu Enentáimtai winia Enentáirui pujurtak nupettawai tura nekas wakeraj nuna akirturui. |
| Spanish | pero veo en mis miembros una ley diferente que combate contra la ley de mi mente y me encadena con la ley del pecado que está en mis miembros. |
| Swahili | Lakini naona kwamba kuna sheria nyingine inayofanya kazi mwilini mwangu, sheria ambayo inapingana na ile inayokubaliwa na akili yangu. Hiyo inanifanya niwe mtumwa wa sheria ya dhambi ifanyayo kazi mwilini mwangu. |
| Swedish | men i mina lemmar ser jag en annan lag, en som ligger i strid med den lag som är i min håg, en som gör mig till fånge under syndens lag, som är i mina lemmar. |
| Uma | Tapi' uma lau-di kutuku' Atura Pue' toe-e, apa' ria kuasa ntani' -na hi rala katuwu' -ku to mpodagi-a. Hi rala nono-ku dota mpu'u-a mpotuku' Atura Pue', tapi' kuasa jeko' to hi rala katuwu' -ku mosisala hante kadota nono-ku toe, alaa-na nadagi jeko' -ama. |
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"Captivity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: captivi. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "captivity" (pronounced kapti"vutē) |
| 7 | -p t i" v u t ē | receptivity. |
| 6 | -t i" v u t ē | activity, conductivity, connectivity, creativity, festivity, hyperactivity, inactivity, insensitivity, nativity, negativity, objectivity, oversensitivity, productivity, radioactivity, reactivity, relativity, retroactivity, selectivity, sensitivity, subjectivity, superconductivity. |
| 5 | -i" v u t ē | aggressivity, exclusivity, expressivity, passivity, proclivity, progressivity, reflexivity. |
| 4 | -v u t ē | brevity, cavity, depravity, gravity, hypersensitivity, levity, longevity, velvety. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, ability, abnormality, accountability, acidity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, agility, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, availability, banality, barbarity, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, causality, celebrity, centrality, charity, chastity, civility, clarity, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, deputy, desirability, dexterity, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, familiarity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, hilarity, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immaturity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inability, inaccessibility, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, inferiority, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, instability, instrumentality, insularity, integrity, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irregularity, legibility, lethality, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, majority, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, mentality, minority, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, necessity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, palatability, parity, partiality, particularity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polarity, polity, pomposity, popularity, portability, possibility, posterity, practicality, predictability, principality, priority, probability, probity, profanity, profitability, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, punctuality, purity, quality, quantity, rapidity, rarity, rationality, readability, reality, reciprocity, regularity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, security, senility, seniority, sensibility, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, severity, sexuality, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, suitability, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, temerity, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpopularity, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, venality, veracity, Verity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulgarity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-p-t-t-v-y" | |
-1 letter: activity. | |
-3 letters: atypic, cavity, tipcat, viatic. | |
-4 letters: attic, catty, patty, tacit, typic, vatic, vitta. | |
-5 letters: cavy, city, pact, paty, pica, pita, pity, pyic, tact, tipi, titi, tivy, vita. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-p-t-t-v-y" | |
+4 letters: hyperactivity, superactivity. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Quotations: Speeches 15. Usage Frequency 16. Names: Derived from | 17. Expressions 18. Expressions: Internet 19. Translations: Modern 20. Translations: Ancient | 21. Bible Trace 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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