entrancing

[en-tran-sing, -trahn-]

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adjective

delightful; enchanting.

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Origin of entrancing

First recorded in 1835–45; entrance² + -ing²

Related formsen·tranc·ing·ly, adverb

entrance

[en-trans, -trahns]

verb (used with object), en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.

to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.

to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.

Origin of entrance

First recorded in 1585–95; en-¹ + trance¹

SYNONYMS FOR entrance

1. enthrall, spellbind, fascinate, transport.

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Related formsen·trance·ment, nounun·en·tranced, adjective

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Examples from the Web for entrancing

The steady, entrancing rhythms are a well-established motif in dramatizations of the American war in Vietnam.
A Different Kind of Vietnam Story|J.T. Price|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its emotional core is also sure, and serious, entrancing and relatively dark.
Teju Cole’s Keen Eye Spares No One—Himself Included|Benjamin Lytal|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The war is an entrancing possibility, but not yet a reality, and it remains that way throughout the novel.
American Dreams: 'A Time to Be Born' by Dawn Powell|Nathaniel Rich|May 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the red curtain was drawn aside once again, and an entrancing spectacle brought all the little folks to their feet.
A Love Episode|Emile Zola

It was entrancing thus to be gliding noiselessly over a perfectly calm sea, with so many attendant elements of beauty.
Under the Southern Cross|Maturin M. Ballou
Hugh never had seen her so entrancing as she was in that dim light, her face the picture of proud defiance.
Nedra|George Barr McCutcheon
The latter merely expresses the rage of the momentary mushroom against the immortal, entrancing, and exquisitely lovely orchid.
Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man|Oscar Wilde
It is a relatively long and beautiful spiral form, and now the movement in the field is entrancing.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for entrancing

entrance

noun

the act or an instance of entering; entry

a place for entering, such as a door or gate

the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
(as modifier)an entrance fee

the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage

Word Origin for entrance

C16: from French, from entrer to enter

entrance

verb (tr)

to fill with wonder and delight; enchant

to put into a trance; hypnotize

Derived Formsentrancement, nounentrancing, adjective

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Word Origin and History for entrancing

entrance

1520s, "act of entering," from Middle French entrance, from entrer (see enter). Sense of "door, gate" first recorded in English 1530s.

entrance

"to throw into a trance," 1590s, from en- (1) "put in" + trance (n.). Meaning "to delight" also is 1590s. Related: Entranced; entrancing.

entrancing

adjective

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entrance

verb (used with object), en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.

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