entrancing

[ en-tran-sing, -trahn- ]

adjective

1. delightful; enchanting.

Other Words From

• en·trancing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrancing¹

First recorded in 1835–45; entrance ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Sometimes, as in the entrancing microscopic world of watch repair, it’s just fingertips.

From Los Angeles Times

Poetic ruminations on imprisonment in a foreign land and yearning for a home that may no longer exist are supported by Wally Badarou and Dean Blunt’s entrancing synth score.

From Los Angeles Times

Angelina Medina, who started pole dancing 2½ years ago, said Serritella’s style is a lot like her personality: bubbly and entrancing.

From Los Angeles Times

For all we know, Eric’s payback may be as much about that horse as Shelly, a thinly realized character who will ultimately neither help nor harm twigs’ brand as an entrancing art polymath.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump's fighting spirit is likely entrancing to many other Americans outside of the Republican Party and the MAGAverse as well.

From Salon