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MESMERIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell

Example:

a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome

Synonyms:

hypnotic; mesmeric; mesmerizing; spellbinding

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Adjectives

Similar:

attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)

Derivation:

mesmerism (the act of inducing hypnosis)

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