entranced en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɛnˈtɹænst/ (US)
- /ɛnˈtɹɑːnst/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From entrance + -ed.
Meanings
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Placed in a trance.
There sate a Spirit in the vault, In shape, in hue, in lineaments, like life, And by him couch’d, as if intranced, The hundred-headed Worm that never dies.
1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC:
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Held at attention, as if by magic.
The entranced spectator was cut off from reality as long as the adventure lasted; it was as if he lived a dream yet believed he was awake.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most entranced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more entranced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
hypnotized · spellbound · bewitched · fascinated · bedazzled · mesmerized
Translations (10)
es en un trance (held at attention, as if by magic) · fi haltioitunut (held at attention, as if by magic) · es tranceado (held at attention, as if by magic) · fi lumoutunut (held at attention, as if by magic) · es entranzado (held at attention, as if by magic) · grc νυμφόληπτος (held at attention, as if by magic) · es embelesado (held at attention, as if by magic) · bg захласнат (held at attention, as if by magic) · de bezaubert (held at attention, as if by magic) · hi मंत्रमुग्ध (held at attention, as if by magic)