entrancing

[ en-tran-sing, -trahn- ]

/ ɛnˈtræn sɪŋ, -ˈtrɑn- /

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adjective

delightful; enchanting.

Words nearby entrancing

entrain, entrammel, entrance, entrance pupil, entranceway, entrancing, entrant, entrap, entrapment, entrapment neuropathy, entre nous

Origin of entrancing

First recorded in 1835–45; entrance² + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM entrancing

en·tranc·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for entrancing (2 of 2)

entrance²

[ en-trans, -trahns ]

/ ɛnˈtræns, -ˈtrɑns /

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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OTHER WORDS FROM entrance

en·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 (1 of 2)

entrance¹

/ (ˈɛntrəns) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for entrancing (2 of 2)

entrance²

/ (ɪnˈtrɑːns) /

verb (tr)

to fill with wonder and delight; enchant

to put into a trance; hypnotize

Derived forms of entrance

entrancement, nounentrancing, adjective

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