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adjective

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as in charmed
being or appearing to be under a magic spell a striking beauty who was accustomed to having entranced and tongue-tied young suitors

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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the entranced look on her face as she danced at the ball

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entranced

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verb

past tense of entrance
as in delighted
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entranced
  1. charmed
  2. ecstatic
  3. enchanted
  4. giddy
  5. magic
  6. fascinated
  7. magical
  8. transported
Adjective
  • Though Enrico’s wife looks dutifully charmed, the man himself is made uncomfortable by Nino’s obnoxiousness and the bluntness of his ambition.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Consider what left fielder Jurickson Profar said late Tuesday after hitting a decisive three-run homer in a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins that marked San Diego’s 32nd comeback win in an increasingly charmed season.
    Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of charmed
Adjective
  • There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • Glow swings and glow teeter-totters were added to the glow play area, along with an enchanted trail featuring an interactive sound-and-light wall.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
  • While not a traditional Christmas movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe indulges the kind of imagery — snowy landscapes, sleigh rides, enchanted creatures — that embodies the season's spirit.
    Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of enchanted
Adjective
  • Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • The Buendía house hides like a magic trick in a gray tent that began being built in April 2023.
    Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In a behind-the-scenes video posted to Instagram by Grande, 31, and director Jon M. Chu, the actress can be seen reacting tearfully to her final day filming in her character Glinda’s magic bubble.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of magic
Verb
  • As a young child, Johnson was fascinated by books.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists have been fascinated by hailstone formation for decades, specifically how these icy spheres develop inside storm clouds.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascinated
Adjective
  • Here are a few ideas for quick travel options to go to places that will surely be covered in beautiful, magical snow this winter.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Lights Under Louisville, located in the Louisville Mega Cavern, is a magical drive-through holiday light show situated 100 feet below ground.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of magical
Verb
  • In early 2023, Greenpeace activists boarded and occupied a Shell floating production, storage and offloading vessel while it was being transported in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Demian was found with a gunshot wound when police arrived on the scene, the outlet reported, and was then transported to OSU Wexner Medical Center.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of transported
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