adj
Meaning 1
Exercising mesmerism on; spellbinding; enthralling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a mesmerizing lava lamp
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mesmerizing
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of mesmerize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice
- she had a warm mesmeric charm
- the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing
- a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypnotic, mesmeric, spellbinding
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lumoava — adjective
- Finnish: huumaava — adjective
- Finnish: hypnotisoiva — adjective
- French: envoûtant — adjective
- Hindi: सम्मोहक (sammohak) — adjective
- Irish: draíochtúil — adjective
- Polish: zachwycający — adjective
- Spanish: mesmerizante — adjective
- Spanish: mesmerizador — adjective
- Spanish: mesmérico — adjective
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