entranced
Americanadjective
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filled with delight or wonder; enraptured; captivated.
The two last songs soulfully bring the album to a lilting climax, leaving the entranced listener clamoring for more.
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put into a trance; hypnotized.
She honestly believes she spoke to her dead mother with the help of an entranced medium.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unentranced adjective
Etymology
Origin of entranced
First recorded in 1590–1600; entrance 2 + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; entrance 2 + -ed 1 for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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These were typically female mediums who were entranced and spoke in the spirits’ voices.
From Literature
The poetry is so-so, but programmers are entranced by its coding skill.
That becomes a problem when, after one of their weekly lunches, the three friends stroll around a furniture store, where Camille is entranced by a gorgeous chair she can’t possibly afford.
From Salon
Since Bad Bunny released his debut album in 2018, he has entranced millions of fans who don’t know a lick of Spanish.
But as he set the saucer down —with the dragonlet still clinging to the edge —Jeremy again found himself entranced by the strange beauty of the little beast.
From Literature
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