entranced

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From en- + trance (“‘daze’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɛnˈtrɑːnst/
• (UK, Adjective, Verb) IPA: /ɛnˈtrænst/, SAMPA: /En"tr{nst/

[edit] Adjective

entranced (comparative more entranced, superlative most entranced)

1. Held at attention, as if by magic.
   • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• bedazzled, fascinated, hypnotized, spellbound

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

entranced

1. Simple past tense and past participle of entrance.