captivity
nounHow many syllables in captivity?
There are 4 syllables in the word captivity.How to pronounce captivity:
Definition of captivity:
- captivity (noun):
- the state of being captive
- the state of being imprisoned.
- the state of being kept in confinement
Synonyms for captivity:
bondage
confinement
custody
detention
durance
enslavement
immurement
impoundment
imprisonment
incarceration
internment
prison
restraint
servitude
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- acrobatic
- tagliatelle
- indecision
- electrical
- absentminded
- whimsically
- unobstructed
- preposterous
- integration
- impeccably
- triumvirate
- redeemable
- erroneously
- emeritus
- dishonestly
- abbreviate
- misbehaving
- disinterest
- terrorizes
- severity
- regalia
- pontificate
- oratory
- initiative
- incarnation
- electronics
- culminating
- untrustworthy
- prematurely
- ornamented
- menagerie
- forseeable
- compensation
- charioteer
- seriousness
- acquaintances
- residency
- inundation
- fluctuating
- communique
- anapestic
- inessential
- horseplayer
- genealogy
- hysteria
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- refrigerate
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Syllable Fun Fact
The Guinness World Record for the longest word by syllables is the chemical name for the protein nicknamed 'titin', with 189,819 letters and thousands of syllables.
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