entranced
Etymology

From entrance + -ed.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɛnˈtɹɑːnst/
  • (America) IPA: /ɛnˈtɹænst/
Adjective

entranced

  1. Placed in a trance.
    • 1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC ↗:
      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.
    • 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 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 Translations Verb
  1. Simple past tense and past participle of entrance



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