entranced

English

Etymology

From en- + trance (“daze”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɛnˈtrɑːnst/
• (UK, Adjective, Verb) IPA: /ɛnˈtrænst/, X-SAMPA: /En"tr{nst/

Adjective

entranced (comparative more entranced, superlative most entranced)

1. Held at attention, as if by magic.
   • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37

     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.

Synonyms

• bedazzled, fascinated, hypnotized, spellbound

Translations

held at attention, as if by magic

• Finnish: haltioitunut (fi), lumoutunut (fi)

• German: bezaubert (de)

Verb

entranced

1. simple past tense and past participle of entrance