Entranced

//ɛnˈtɹænst// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of entrance form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 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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