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Entrancing

adj.joyful, calmliterary

What it means

Delightfully attractive in a way that holds attention.

Reach for it when praising beauty or performance with a gentle spell-like pull

The dancer's entrancing movements quieted the crowded hall.

Choose between these

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  • warm

    captivating

    when charm holds attention naturally

    not when Captivating is broader and less dreamlike than entrancing.

  • warm

    enchanting

    when charm feels magical and delightful

    not when Enchanting is sweeter and may sound childish in serious art criticism.

  • professional

    hypnotic

    when rhythm or movement induces absorbed attention

    not when Hypnotic can imply dull repetition or loss of agency.

  • formal

    alluring

    when attraction and invitation are central

    not when Alluring can sound sensual or suggest temptation.

  • literary

    mesmerizing

    when repetition or intensity creates trance-like focus

    not when Mesmerizing is stronger and can describe something disturbing.

  • literary

    spellbinding

    when suspense or performance grips an audience completely

    not when Spellbinding is more dramatic and unsuitable for quiet visual beauty.

Said against

4
  • repellent
  • dreary
  • unappealing
  • jarring

It naturally appears in

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  • entrancing beauty

    The moth's entrancing beauty emerged under gentle light.

  • entrancing performance

    An entrancing performance held the courtyard completely still.

  • utterly entrancing

    The small shadow play was utterly entrancing.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.