enthral
Hold spellbound entirely
To enthral is to captivate completely, holding someone's attention as if by magic: The children were enthralled by the magician's performance.
The word carries a sense of being held spellbound—unable to look away or think of anything else.
This is the British spelling; Americans typically write enthrall.
Capture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- transfixImmobilize through shock or piercing
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
grip · hypnotize · bewitch · enrapture · absorb · engross · entrance · captivate
Attractive, tempting quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
glamour · appeal · elegance · grace · seduction · spellbinding · attractiveness · mystique
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
curiosity · admiration · reverence · stupefaction · breathlessness · rapture · delight · thrill
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
engrossment · absorption · besottedness · single-mindedness · devotion · fanaticism · monomania · idée fixe
mesmerize
Capture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- transfixImmobilize through shock or piercing
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
fascinate · grip · hypnotize · bewitch · enrapture · absorb · engross · entrance · captivate · arrest
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
bewitchment · glamour · appeal · elegance · grace · seduction · spellbinding · attractiveness · mystique · captivation
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
fascination · curiosity · admiration · reverence · stupefaction · breathlessness · rapture · delight · thrill · exhilaration
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
mania · engrossment · absorption · besottedness · single-mindedness · devotion · fanaticism · monomania · idée fixe · zealotry
enthraldisenchant
Free from false beliefs
disillusion · disappoint · disabuse · undeceive · disenchantment
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