entrancing

[en-tran-sing, -trahn-]

adjective

1. delightful; enchanting.

Other Word Forms

• entrancingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrancing¹

First recorded in 1835–45; entrance ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Their circumlocutions were as entrancing as their ability to find the most precisely ironic words for difficult-to-name realities.

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But, as is the case with all festivals, some acts had it together, bringing their best to fans and entrancing them in a nostalgia-ridden high.

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However, as Stanford art historian Alexander Nemerov has sharply observed, the damage recorded in Hine’s entrancing photograph was inflicted at least as much on the young girl’s soul as on her body.

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In a concert review from 2015, The Times’ August Brown noted Arca’s undeniably entrancing stage presence and energy.

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But there’s a line between entrancing vagueness and just not being that present — there were long stretches where Carti seemed to leave the stage entirely while pre-recorded lead vocals still played.

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