Entranced
//ɛnˈtɹænst// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of entrance form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 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."
- 2 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."
Adjective
- 1 filled with wonder and delight wordnet
Example
More examples"We were entranced by the fabulous suite."
Etymology
From entrance + -ed.
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