entranced

[ en-transt ]

adjective

1. filled with delight or wonder; enraptured; captivated:

   The two last songs soulfully bring the album to a lilting climax, leaving the entranced listener clamoring for more.

2. put into a trance; hypnotized:

   She honestly believes she spoke to her dead mother with the help of an entranced medium.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of entrance ².

Other Words From

• un·en·tranced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entranced¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; entrance ² + -ed ² for the adjective senses; entrance ² + -ed ¹ for the verb sense

Example Sentences

In a loud stadium, on a crowded sideline, Lynn walked as if totally alone, talking to no one, entranced in a silent, steely focus.

From Los Angeles Times

Or were these fans simply too entranced by the beat, unable to break concentration, their senses dulled under the influence of ecstasy or weed or fruit-flavored liquor?

From Salon

India was entranced by movies from childhood — she recalls watching dailies with her dad, trying to detect slight differences from shot to shot — but thought of that work as beyond her.

From Los Angeles Times

Similarly, nearly 20 years after Dawes’ gold win, 16-year-old Douglas entranced the country with her gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics.

From Salon

From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.

From Los Angeles Times

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