entrancing

American  

[en-tran-sing, -trahn-] / ɛnˈtræn sɪŋ, -ˈtrɑn- /

adjective

1. delightful; enchanting.

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Other Word Forms

• entrancingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of entrancing

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

Example Sentences

The director, who like Mr. Coppola has cast a lead actor who isn’t conventionally handsome, has, also like Mr. Coppola, outfitted him with hair that is somewhere between entrancingly marvelous and distractingly ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal

What’s most entrancing, however, is Poots, who brings to bear the fullness of her being without ever tipping over into “showcase” acting.

From Los Angeles Times

The learning-center displays, for example, are often entrancing, particularly a 50-foot glass vitrine featuring a stunning array of more than 130 menorahs from around the globe, dating back to the first millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most visually entrancing production of the year was also one of the most dramatically captivating.

From Los Angeles Times

The staccato nature of the writing is helped enormously by the entrancing acting of both Vargas, who breezes through different theatrical realms as though he had wings, and Hernandez, who locks realistically into character.

From Los Angeles Times